Phecda (Gamma Ursae Majoris)
Phecda, Gamma Ursae Majoris (γ UMa), is the primary component in an astrometric binary system located 83.2 light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. With… Read More »Phecda (Gamma Ursae Majoris)
Alioth
Alkaid (Eta Ursae Majoris)
Alkaid, Eta Ursae Majoris (η UMa), is a blue main sequence star with an apparent magnitude of 1.86. It lies at a distance of 103.9… Read More »Alkaid (Eta Ursae Majoris)
Dubhe (Alpha Ursae Majoris)
Dubhe, Alpha Ursae Majoris (α UMa), is the primary component in a multiple star system located at an approximate distance of 123 light years from… Read More »Dubhe (Alpha Ursae Majoris)
Alioth (Epsilon Ursae Majoris)
Alioth, Epsilon Ursae Majoris (ε UMa), is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear). It has an apparent magnitude of 1.77 and… Read More »Alioth (Epsilon Ursae Majoris)
Alnilam
Alnilam, Epsilon Orionis (ε Ori), is a bright blue supergiant star located approximately 1,180 light-years away in the constellation Orion. With an average apparent magnitude… Read More »Alnilam
Arcturus
Arcturus, Alpha Boötis (α Boo), is a red giant star located 36.7 light-years away in the northern constellation Boötes. With an apparent magnitude of -0.05,… Read More »Arcturus
Cor Caroli
Cor Caroli, Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum (α2 CVn), is the primary component in a binary star system located in the northern constellation Canes Venatici, the Hunting… Read More »Cor Caroli