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    AE Ursae Majoris is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major, abbreviated AE UMa. It is a variable star that ranges in brightness...
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    Phecda (redirect from Gamma Ursae Majoris)
    Phecda /ˈfɛkdə/, also called Gamma Ursae Majoris (γ Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Gamma UMa, γ UMa), is a star in the constellation of Ursa Major. Since 1943...
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    Chi Ursae Majoris or χ Ursae Majoris, formally named Taiyangshou /ˌtaɪˌjæŋˈʃoʊ/, is a single star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major...
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    Sigma1 Ursae Majoris (σ1 UMa) is the Bayer designation for a solitary star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. With an apparent visual...
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  • c Ursae Majoris is the Bayer designation for a double-lined spectroscopic binary star system in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. It has an apparent...
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    asterism consisting of ω Ursae Majoris, 57 Ursae Majoris, 47 Ursae Majoris, 58 Ursae Majoris, 49 Ursae Majoris and 56 Ursae Majoris. Consequently, the Chinese...
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    Rho Ursae Majoris (ρ UMa) is the Bayer designation for a solitary star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It is faintly visible...
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    Tau Ursae Majoris (τ UMa) is the Bayer designation for a binary star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It is visible to the naked...
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    Upsilon Ursae Majoris, Latinized from υ Ursae Majoris, is a binary star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It is visible to the...
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    distance of 168 light-years (51.4 parsecs) from Earth. AE Phoenicis is a contact binary of W Ursae Majoris type, composed of two stars so close that their surfaces...
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    B9III/IV DY Pegasi 10.00 10.56 0.073 F5 CY Aquarii 10.42 11.20 0.061 B8 AE Ursae Majoris 10.86 11.52 0.086 A9 XX Cygni 11.28 12.13 0.135 A5-F5 BL Camelopardalis...
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    A.; Swenson, C. A. (2007). "A Light Curve and Period Analysis of AE Ursae Majoris, CY Aquarii, and DY Pegasi". American Astronomical Society. 211: 846...
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    (ι Piscium), and Theta (θ Piscium). Dubhe and Merak (Alpha and Beta Ursae Majoris), the two stars at the end of the bowl of the Big Dipper are often called...
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    years and can be used to define the system, are considered to be 78 Ursae Majoris (F2 V) and Pi3 Orionis (F6 V). In addition to those two standards, Morgan...
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    unchanged over years, are Chara (G0V), the Sun (G2V), Kappa1 Ceti (G5V), 61 Ursae Majoris (G8V). Other primary MK standard stars include HD 115043 (G1V) and 16...
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    Orionis B2Ib – 9 Cephei B3V – Eta Ursae Majoris B3V – Eta Aurigae B3Ia – Omicron2 Canis Majoris B5Ia – Eta Canis Majoris B8Ia – Rigel A-type stars are among...
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  • Major ε Ursae Majoris A Alioth Member of the Big Dipper or the Plough (UK). /ˈæliɒθ/ Cygnus ε Cygni Aa Aljanah /ˈældʒənə/ Ursa Major η Ursae Majoris Alkaid...
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    Eta Canis Majoris Alula Australis, Alula Borealis (al-Qafzat) ul-Ūla' the First (Leap) القفزة الأولى Xi Ursae Majoris and Nu Ursae Majoris Alya al-Alyah...
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    around 4.1. Epsilon Coronae Australis is the brightest example of a W Ursae Majoris variable in the southern sky. Lying alongside the Milky Way, Corona...
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    As such times, the system manifests as a contact binary such as a W Ursae Majoris variable. AS slow contact similar to AR, but only a short period of...
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    standstills are seen, part way between maximum and minimum brightness. SU Ursae Majoris stars, which undergo both frequent small outbursts, and rarer but larger...
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    star was computed in 1827, when Félix Savary computed the orbit of Xi Ursae Majoris. Over the years, many more double stars have been catalogued and measured...
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  • by tidal braking. The best-known metallic-line star is Sirius (α Canis Majoris). The following table lists some metallic-line stars in order of descending...
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  • Exoplanets 47 Ursae Majoris b (Taphao Thong) c (Taphao Kaew) d ο Ursae Majoris b 41 Lyncis b (Arkas) Gliese 414 Ab c HAT-P-3b (Teberda) HD 80606 b HD 89744...
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    He estimated a lengthy cycle time of 5 to 20 years, comparable to BZ Ursae Majoris. This cataclysmic variable was cataloged as DO Draconis. An outburst...
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    "Fundamental properties and atmospheric structure of the red supergiant VY Canis Majoris based on VLTI/AMBER spectro-interferometry". Astronomy and Astrophysics...
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    Arietis Pulsar Eclipsing binary Algol variable Beta Lyrae variable W Ursae Majoris variable Supernova Classes Type Ia supernova Type Ib and Ic supernovae...
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  • Hypernova SW Sextantis Symbiotic Symbiotic nova Z Andromedae Rotating Eclipsing Algol Beta Lyrae Planetary transit W Ursae Majoris Star portal * List...
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    28.4 41 G. Arae A G8V 5.55 5.83 17h 19m 03.83s −46° 38′ 10.4″ 28.7 ξ Ursae Majoris A G0V 4.41 4.25 11h 18m 11s +31° 31′ 45″ 28.8 B G5V 4.87 5.07 HD 192310/Gliese...
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    Tabby's Star (KIC 8462852), PDS 110, RZ Piscium, WD 1145+017 and 47 Ursae Majoris. Tabby's Star (KIC 8462852) is an F-type main-sequence star exhibiting...
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