- in the
night sky,
ranging in
apparent magnitude from 1.97 to 2.00. Beta
Ursae Minoris, also
known as Kochab, is an
aging star that has
swollen and cooled...
- the "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...
-
constellation of Ursa Major. It is
formally designated Alpha Ursae Majoris,
Latinised from α
Ursae Majoris,
Despite being designated "α" (alpha), it is the...
- cir****polar
constellation of Ursa Minor. It is
designated α
Ursae Minoris (Latinized to
Alpha Ursae Minoris) and is
commonly called the
North Star or Pole...
-
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...
- 47
Ursae Majoris (abbreviated 47 UMa),
formally named Chalawan /ˈtʃɑːləwən/, is a
yellow dwarf star
approximately 45.3 light-years from
Earth in the constellation...
- also
called Epsilon Ursae Majoris, is a star in the
northern constellation of Ursa Major. The
designation is
Latinised from ε
Ursae Majoris and abbreviated...
-
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...
-
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....
- From
around 1700 BC
until just
after 300 AD,
Kochab (Beta
Ursae Minoris) and
Pherkad (Gamma
Ursae Minoris) were twin
northern pole stars,
though neither...
