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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List of stars in Ursa Major (redirect from 41 Ursae Majoris)
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 (star) (redirect from Beta Ursae Maioris)
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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Dwarf nova (redirect from SU Ursae Majoris variable)
"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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Alcor (star) (redirect from 80 Ursae Majoris)
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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