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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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imaginary line
through the
front two
stars of the asterism,
Merak (β) and
Dubhe (α). This
makes it
useful in
celestial navigation. The
constellation of...
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configuration mimics the
shape of the "Little Dipper". Two of its stars,
named Dubhe and
Merak (α
Ursae Majoris and β
Ursae Majoris), can be used as the navigational...
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found by
imagining a line from
Merak (β) to
Dubhe (α) and then
extending it for five
times the
distance after Dubhe (α) to
Polaris (α
Ursae Minoris)....
- Pont (TB-7, DD-152/AG-80, DD-941) USS Duane (AGC-6/WPG-33/WHEC-33) USS
Dubhe (ID-2562) USS Dubuque (AG-6/IX-9/PG-17, LPD-8) USS Duc de
Lauzun (1782)...
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galaxy is to be
found approximately 10°
northwest of
Alpha Ursae Majoris (
Dubhe)
along with
several other galaxies in the
Messier 81 Group. Its apparent...
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creatures from
Norse mythology and
named after the
stars of Ursa Major.
Dubhe Alpha Siegfried (α星ドゥベのジークフリート, Arufa-sei Dube no Jīkufurīto)
Voiced by:...
- in the
constellation Ursa Major. The
leading edge (defined by the
stars Dubhe and Merak) is
referenced to a
clock face, and the true
azimuth of Polaris...
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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...
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Chinese astronomy in the same
order as with the
Bayer designations, with
Dubhe first in both cases. For example,
Altair is
named 河鼓二 in Chinese. 河鼓 is...
