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)
Epsilon 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)
Rigel
Rigel, Beta Orionis (β Ori), is a blue-white supergiant star located approximately 848 light-years away in the constellation Orion, the Hunter. With an apparent magnitude of… Read More »Rigel
Merak
Merak, Beta Ursae Majoris (β UMa) is a blue-white subgiant star in the constellation Ursa Major. It is one of the four bright stars that… Read More »Merak
Megrez
Megrez, Delta Ursae Majoris (δ UMa), is the faintest of the seven stars that form the Big Dipper asterism. It is a third magnitude star… Read More »Megrez