Ursa Major
Stars
Ursa Major is primarily known from the asterism of its main seven stars, which has been called the "Big Dipper", "the Wagon", "Charles's Wain", or "the Plough", ...
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The seven stars that form the Big Dipper are Dubhe (Alpha Ursae Majoris), Merak (Beta UMa), Phecda (Gamma UMa), Megrez (Delta UMa), Alioth (Epsilon UMa), Mizar ...
It's made up of stars, Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar and Alkaid. Ursa Major was listed by Ptolemy as one his 48 constellations in his second ...
Mar 6, 2023 · Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is the third-largest constellation in the sky and the largest constellation in the Northern ...
May 7, 2022 · Six of the seven stars of the Big Dipper are the brightest stars in Ursa Major. The dimmest of the seven stars is Megrez at magnitude 3.32. This ...
It is a blue-white subdwarf star located approximately 81 light years from Earth. The second brightest star is Dubhe, a blue-white subgiant star with a ...
May 18, 2024 · Ursa Major, in astronomy, a constellation of the northern sky, at about 10 hours 40 minutes right ascension and 56° north declination.
Ursa Major is one of the original 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy in the second century CE. The brightest stars in this constellation form the Big Dipper ...
Bright stars in Ursa Major - Full list ; HR4377 · ν Ursae Majoris · Alula Borealis, 3.48 ; HR3594 · κ Ursae Majoris · Alkaphrah, 3.6 ...