- "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...
- 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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Canis Majoris and NGC 2362 also is host to the dark nebulae, LDN 1660, LDN 1664, and LDN 1667. Sh2-310 is also host to the
stars Tau
Canis Majoris which...
- '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...
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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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Canis Majoris A,
officially named Adhara /əˈdɛərə/ – the
traditional name of the system, and B. ε
Canis Majoris (Latinised to
Epsilon Canis Majoris) is...
-
Delta Canis Majoris (Latinised from δ
Canis Majoris,
abbreviated Delta CMa, δ CMa),
officially named Wezen /ˈwiːzən/, is a star in the
constellation of...
-
night sky—Adhara (Epsilon
Canis Majoris)
shone at −3.99
around 4.7 million
years ago, and
Mirzam (Beta
Canis Majoris)
peaked at −3.65
around 4.42 million...
-
called Epsilon Ursae Majoris, is a star in the
northern constellation of Ursa Major. The
designation is
Latinised from ε Ursae
Majoris and
abbreviated Epsilon UMa...
- Eta
Canis Majoris (η
Canis Majoris,
abbreviated Eta CMa, η CMa), also
named Aludra /əˈluːdrə, əˈljuːdrə/, is a star in the
constellation of
Canis Major...
