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    Ursa Minor (redirect from 3 Ursae Minoris)
    in the night sky, ranging in apparent magnitude from 1.97 to 2.00. Beta Ursae Minoris, also known as Kochab, is an aging star that has swollen and cooled...
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    Ursa Major (redirect from DH Ursae Majoris)
    the "Little Dipper". Two of its stars, named Dubhe and Merak (α Ursae Majoris and β Ursae Majoris), can be used as the navigational pointer towards the...
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  • This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Ursa Major, sorted by decreasing brightness. List of stars by constellation Final Results of NameExoWorlds...
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    Polaris (redirect from Alpha Ursae Minoris)
    circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor. It is designated α Ursae Minoris (Latinized to Alpha Ursae Minoris) and is commonly called the North Star or Pole...
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    Dubhe (redirect from Alpha Ursae Maioris)
    Dubhe /ˈdʌbiː/, also called Alpha Ursae Majoris, Latinised from α Ursae Majoris, is, despite being designated "α" (alpha), the second-brightest object...
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    Kochab /ˈkoʊkæb/, Bayer designation Beta Ursae Minoris (β Ursae Minoris, abbreviated β UMi, Beta UMi), is the brightest star in the bowl of the Little...
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    From around 1700 BC until just after 300 AD, Kochab (Beta Ursae Minoris) and Pherkad (Gamma Ursae Minoris) were twin northern pole stars, though neither...
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    Mizar (redirect from Zeta Ursae Maioris)
    constellation of Ursa Major. It has the Bayer designation ζ Ursae Majoris (Latinised as Zeta Ursae Majoris). It forms a well-known naked eye double star with...
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  • Xi Ursae Majoris is a quintuple star system 28.5 light-years (8.7 parsecs) away in the constellation of Ursa Major. It has the traditional name Alula...
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    Alioth (redirect from Epsilon Ursae Maioris)
    also called Epsilon Ursae Majoris, is a star in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. The designation is Latinised from ε Ursae Majoris and abbreviated...
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    Merak /ˈmɪəræk/, also called Beta Ursae Majoris (β Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Beta UMa, β UMa), is a star in the northern constellation of Ursa Major....
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    Delta Ursae Minoris, Latinized from δ Ursae Minoris, formally named Yildun /jɪlˈdʌn/, is a white-hued star in the northern circumpolar constellation of...
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    Gamma Ursae Minoris (γ Ursae Minoris, abbreviated Gamma UMi, γ UMi), also named Pherkad /ˈfɜːrkæd/, is a star in the northern constellation of Ursa Minor...
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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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  • Iota Ursae Majoris (ι Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Iota UMa, ι UMa), also named Talitha /ˈtælɪθə/, is a star system in the northern circumpolar constellation...
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    Alkaid (redirect from Eta Ursae Maioris)
    Alkaid /ælˈkeɪd/, also called Eta Ursae Majoris (Latinised from η Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Eta UMa, η UMa), is a star in the constellation of Ursa Major...
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  • Megrez (redirect from Delta Ursae Maioris)
    Megrez /ˈmiːɡrɛz/, also called Delta Ursae Majoris (δ Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Delta UMa, δ UMa), is a star in the northern constellation of Ursa Major...
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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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    "super-outbursts," in addition to normal outbursts. Varieties of SU Ursae Majoris star include ER Ursae Majoris stars and WZ Sagittae stars (UGWZ). Z Camelopardalis...
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  • Theta Ursae Majoris (Theta UMa, θ Ursae Majoris, θ UMa) is a suspected spectroscopic binary star system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa...
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  • Mu Ursae Majoris (μ Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Mu UMa, μ UMa), formally named Tania Australis /ˈteɪniə ɔːˈstreɪlɪs/, is a binary star in the constellation...
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  • 8 Ursae Minoris is a 7th-magnitude red clump star in Ursa Minor. The star is unusually rich in lithium, with an abundance of A = 2.0±0.2 dex. In the 2019...
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    84 Ursae Majoris, also known as HD 120198, is a star about 300 light years from the Earth, in the constellation Ursa Major. It is a 5th magnitude star...
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    Alpha Ursae Majoris, Beta Ursae Majoris, Gamma Ursae Majoris, Delta Ursae Majoris, Epsilon Ursae Majoris and Eta Ursae Majoris. Consequently, Zeta 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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  • Nu Ursae Majoris (ν Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Nu UMa, ν UMa), formally named Alula Borealis /əˈluːlə bɒriˈælɪs/, is a double star in the northern circumpolar...
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    Hipparcos astrometry satellite. Alcor has the Flamsteed designation 80 Ursae Majoris. Alcor derives from Arabic الخوار al-khawāri, meaning 'faint one';...
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    Zeta Ursae Minoris, which is Latinized from ζ Ursae Minoris, is a single star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor, forming the northernmost...
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  • The Bayer designation Pi Ursae Minoris (π UMi, π Ursae Minoris) is shared by two star systems, π1 Ursae Minoris and π2 Ursae Minoris, in the constellation...
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  • Xestia ursae is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. The MONA or Hodges number for Xestia ursae is 10966.1. "Xestia ursae Report"...
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