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Phecda /ˈfɛkdə/, also
called Gamma Ursae Majoris (γ Ursae Majoris,
abbreviated Gamma UMa, γ UMa), is a star in the
constellation of Ursa Major.
Since 1943...
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Dipper facing the
opposite way. The
stars Alkaid to
Phecda will then
constitute the bowl,
while Phecda, Merak, and
Dubhe will be the handle. Not only are...
- origin,
descriptive of the part in the
constellation they are
found in; thus
Phecda, a
corruption of
Arabic فخذ الدب (fakhdh ad-dubb, 'thigh of the bear')....
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northern constellation Ursa Major. M109 can be seen south-east of the star
Phecda (γ UMa,
Gamma Ursa Majoris).
Messier 109 was
discovered by
Pierre Méchain...
- Ursa Major.
Merak ("the
loins of the bear"), with a
magnitude of 2.37.
Phecda ("thigh"), with a
magnitude of 2.44. Megrez,
meaning "root of the tail"...
- over
years and can be
considered to
define the system, are Vega (A0 V),
Phecda (A0 V), and
Fomalhaut (A3 V). The
seminal review of MK
classification by...
- Bellatrix, and Rigel) and with four of the
stars in Ursa
Major (Megrez,
Phecda, Merak, and Dubhe).
Several Egyptologists have
suggested that the four sons...
- II-IIIe
Northern 85 2.43
Sabik η Oph 0088 A1 IV, A1 IV
Southern 86 2.44
Phecda γ UMa 0083 A0 Ve
Northern 87 2.45
Aludra η CMa 2,000 B5 Ia
Southern 88 2...
- Dipper, Alkaid, Mizar, and Alioth;
while the four
stars of the bowl, Megrez,
Phecda, Merak, and Dubhe, are the bier. It is
known as Běidǒuqī (北斗七 - the Seventh...
- modern-day pole star Polaris, it is less well
known that the two
inner stars,
Phecda and Megrez,
point to Thuban, just 15
degrees of arc from Megrez. Thuban...
