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    47 Ursae Majoris (abbreviated 47 UMa), formally named Chalawan /ˈtʃɑːləwən/, is a yellow dwarf star approximately 45.3 light-years from Earth in the constellation...
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  • Ursae Majoris (Sigma Ursae Majoris, σ UMa) is shared by two star systems in the constellation Ursa Major: σ1 (11 Ursae Majoris) σ2 (13 Ursae Majoris)...
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  • Sigma2 Ursae Majoris (σ2 Ursae Majoris, σ2 UMa) is a binary star in the constellation of Ursa Major. Parallax measurements made by the Hipparcos spacecraft...
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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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  • Gliese 412 (redirect from WX Ursae Majoris)
    Way galaxy. The secondary is a flare star that is referred to as WX Ursae Majoris. It is characterized as a UV Ceti-type variable star that displays infrequent...
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    identified as variable, so it has the designation TZ Coronae Borealis. Xi Ursae Majoris, another quintuple containing an RS CVn binary "MAST: Barbara A. Mikulski...
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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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    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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  • 78 ≈ − 2.5 log 10 ⁡ 10 − 26.74 ⋅ − 0.4 ( 1 − 0.0167 ) 2 {\displaystyle -26.78\approx -2.5\log _{10}{\frac {10^{-26.74\cdot -0.4}}{(1-0.0167)^{2}}}} Average...
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    University of Illinois The Astronomy Corner: Reference – Star Names v1.1.2 (2006-05-28) from web.archive.org Lebling, Robert W., "Arabic in the Sky"...
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    Image. Beta Comae Berenices at SIMBAD - Ids - Bibliography - Image. 61 Ursae Majoris at SIMBAD - Ids - Bibliography - Image. HR 511 at SIMBAD - Ids - Bibliography...
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    Mskegwǒm, the den of the celestial bear (Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta Ursae Majoris). Polynesian peoples often recognized Corona Borealis; the people of...
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  • The Astrophysical Journal. 719 (2): 1293–1314. arXiv:0910.4482. Bibcode:2010ApJ...719.1293K. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/719/2/1293. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 119253596...
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  • Journal, 748 (2): 93, arXiv:1112.4567, Bibcode:2012ApJ...748...93R, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/748/2/93, S2CID 41902340. SIMBAD, 10 Ursae Majoris (accessed 20...
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    range of 0.6 magnitudes; its orbital period is 6.4 hours. It is a W Ursae Majoris variable that ranges in magnitude from a minimum of 7.1 to a maximum...
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    (2016-12-05). "Orbits, Distance, and Stellar Masses of the Massive Triple Star Sigma Orionis". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (6): 213. arXiv:1610.01984. Bibcode:2016AJ...
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    "Astrobiologically interesting stars within 10 parsecs of the Sun". Astrobiology. 6 (2): 308–331. arXiv:astro-ph/0511180. Bibcode:2006AsBio...6..308P. doi:10.1089/ast...
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    orbit each other roughly every 8.5 to 10 hours. It belongs to the UX Ursae Majoris subgroup of cataclysmic variable star systems, where material from the...
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    Ed White (astronaut) (category NASA Astronaut Group 2)
    The star Iota Ursae Majoris was nicknamed "Dnoces" ("Second", as in "Edward Higgins White the Second", spelled backwards). White Hill, 11.2 km (7.0 mi)...
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    coordinates RA=10h 03m 21s, Dec=56° 47′ 10″, which is located near Beta Ursae Majoris. The absolute magnitude of the Sun is 4.8, so, at a distance of 3.63...
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    within (or near) the Local Interstellar Cloud, roughly 30 light-years (9.2 pc) across. The Local Interstellar Cloud is, in turn, contained inside the...
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    Epsilon Eridani b with the James Webb Space Telescope is planned. 47 Ursae Majoris b 51 Pegasi b List of nearest exoplanets The eccentricity figure is...
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  • Astrophysical Journal Supplement. 201 (2): 19. arXiv:1201.2465. Bibcode:2012ApJS..201...19D. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/201/2/19. S2CID 119256363. "Kappa Tucanae...
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    Greek alphabet for the front half. Examples include 61 Cygni and 47 Ursae Majoris. Bayer and Flamsteed covered only a few thousand stars between them...
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  • Man-Kzin Wars (category Fiction set around 61 Ursae Majoris)
    guidebook. It begins in 2449 when the Kzinti launch "diversionary raids" on Sigma Draconis and Barnard's Star (which can probably be retconned to be due to...
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  • Parameters of the Post-Common Envelope Binary BE Ursae Majoris". The Astrophysical Journal. 518 (2): 866–872. Bibcode:1999ApJ...518..866F. doi:10.1086/307289...
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    Conquest of Space. Cambridge University Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-521-80040-2. "Constellation boundaries". Retrieved 1 April 2018. "Star Tales – Argo Navis"...
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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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  • Kappa Ursae Majoris Alkaphrah 上台二 Shàng Tái èr The Second Upper Step Lambda Ursae Majoris Tania Borealis 中台一 Zhōng Tái yī The First Middle Step Mu Ursae Majoris...
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