- antiquity, the
celestial pole was
somewhat closer to Beta
Ursae Minoris than to
Alpha Ursae Minoris, and the
entire constellation was
taken to
indicate the northern...
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constellation of Ursa Minor. It is
designated α
Ursae Minoris (Latinized to
Alpha Ursae Minoris) and is
commonly called the
North Star or Pole Star. With...
- 5. 46 Leonis
Minoris, an
orange giant of magnitude 3.8, is
located some 95 light-years from Earth. At magnitude 4.4, Beta
Leonis Minoris is the second-brightest...
- the
fourth magnitude,
Procyon (Alpha
Canis Minoris), with a
magnitude of 0.34, and
Gomeisa (Beta
Canis Minoris), with a
magnitude of 2.9. The constellation's...
- Beta
Canis Minoris (β
Canis Minoris,
abbreviated Beta CMi, β CMi), also
named Gomeisa /ɡɒˈmaɪzə/, is a star in the
constellation of
Canis Minor. In the...
-
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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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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designated as γ1
Ursae Minoris, in
which case the
brighter Pherkad is
called γ2
Ursae Minoris, but
these names are
rarely used. 11
Ursae Minoris is the Flamsteed...
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Delta Ursae Minoris,
Latinized from δ
Ursae Minoris,
formally named Yildun /jɪlˈdʌn/, is a white-hued star in the
northern cir****polar
constellation of...
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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 Ursa...
