- "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
place of...
- 'glowing' or 'scorching'. The star is
designated α Canis
Majoris,
Latinized to
Alpha Canis Majoris, and
abbreviated α CMa or Alpha CMa. With a
visual apparent...
- of
great distance and high luminosity. At
magnitude 1.5,
Epsilon Canis Majoris (Adhara) is the second-brightest star of the
constellation and the brightest...
- VY
Canis Majoris (abbreviated to VY CMa) is an
extreme oxygen-rich red
hypergiant or red
supergiant (O-rich RHG or RSG) and
pulsating variable star 1...
- 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...
-
constellation of Ursa Major. It is
formally designated Alpha Ursae Majoris,
Latinised from α Ursae
Majoris,
Despite being designated "α" (alpha), it is the second-brightest...
-
Canis Majoris, Nu3
Canis Majoris, 15
Canis Majoris, Pi
Canis Majoris, Omicron1
Canis Majoris and Xi1
Canis Majoris. Consequently, β
Canis Majoris itself...
-
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....
-
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 the...
- Size
comparison of some well-known
supergiant and
hypergiant stars,
featuring Cygnus OB2-12, V382 Carinae, Betelgeuse, VV Cephei, and VY
Canis Majoris...
