-
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...
- the core of the Ursa
Major Moving Group. The two at the ends,
Dubhe and
Alkaid, are not part of the swarm, and are
moving in the
opposite direction. Relative...
- and rider" by the Arabs.
Alkaid,
known as η
Ursae Majoris, is
situated at the end of the tail. With a
magnitude of 1.85,
Alkaid is the third-brightest star...
- Alcaide, Fundão, town in
Portugal Alkaid or Elkeid,
traditional name of
Arabic origin for star Eta
Ursae Majoris USS
Alkaid (AK-114), U.S. Navy ship named...
- USS
Alkaid (AK-114) was a Crater-class
cargo ship,
converted from a
Liberty Ship,
commissioned by the US Navy for
service in
World War II. She was first...
-
Wheel Galaxy]
located to the
north of
Alkaid 前/Zen: Nitten; M51 [The
Whirlpool Galaxy]
located to the
south of
Alkaid Zokushu is the
earliest known Buddhist...
-
discovered in 1869 by
Richard A. Proctor, who
noticed that,
except for
Dubhe and
Alkaid (Eta
Ursae Majoris), the
stars of the Big
Dipper asterism all have proper...
- with some
objects around Pinwheel Galaxy (M 101). The
quarter in the
lower right shows the tail of Ursa
Major with the
stars Mizar,
Alcor and
Alkaid....
- /ˈæliɒθ/
Cygnus ε
Cygni Aa
Aljanah /ˈældʒənə/ Ursa
Major η
Ursae Majoris Alkaid Member of the Big
Dipper or the
Plough (UK). /ælˈkeɪd/ Boötes μ1 Boötis...
- Major,
containing stars between β
Bootis (Nekkar) and η
Ursae Majoris (
Alkaid).
Johann Elert Bode
converted its name to
Latin as
Quadrans Muralis and...
