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Mizar and Alcor, each about 83 light-years away, have a fainter line-of-sight companion known as Ludwig's star, which was mistaken for a planet in 1722. The Wikipedia page only says it is "roughly five times more distant," citing A New View of Mizar by Leos Ondra. Is a better distance estimate available?

Mizar and Alcor, each about 83 light-years away (in fact Mizar presents system of four stars and Alcor is binary system. It is not yet known if those 6 stars presents one or two star systems. In further years, data provided by GAIA space telescope will show us if there is one or two systems), have a fainter line-of-sight companion known as Ludwig's star, which was mistaken for a planet in 1722. The Wikipedia page only says it is "roughly five times more distant," citing A New View of Mizar by Leos Ondra. Is a better distance estimate available?

Does anybody knows distance of Ludwig's star which can be seen between Mizar and Alkor which are approximately 83 light years away?

Source: I was told by a professional astronomer.

Mizar and Alcor, each about 83 light-years away, have a fainter line-of-sight companion known as Ludwig's star, which was mistaken for a planet in 1722. The Wikipedia page only says it is "roughly five times more distant," citing A New View of Mizar by Leos Ondra. Is a better distance estimate available?

Does anybody knows distance of Ludwig's star which can be seen between Mizar and Alkor which are approximately 83 light years away?

Does anybody knows distance of Ludwig's star which can be seen between Mizar and Alkor which are approximately 83 light years away?

Source: I was told by a professional astronomer.