• 78 Ursae Majoris is a binary star system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint point of light...
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  • 09h 16m 11.28s +54° 01′ 18.2″ 4.83 2.00 118 A5V DD UMa; δ Sct variable 78 UMa 78 113139 63503 13h 00m 43.59s +56° 21′ 58.8″ 4.93 2.94 81 F2V ET UMa ET...
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  • 4 Ursae Majoris (sometimes abbreviated 4 UMa) is the Flamsteed designation of a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It also...
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    Dubhe (redirect from Alpha Ursae Majoris)
    Dubhe /ˈdʌbiː/, also called Alpha Ursae Majoris, Latinised from α Ursae Majoris, is, despite being designated "α" (alpha), the second-brightest object...
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  • Lambda Ursae Majoris (λ Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Lambda UMa, λ UMa), formally named Tania Borealis /ˈteɪniə ˌbɒriˈælɪs/, is a star in the northern circumpolar...
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    Alkaid (redirect from Eta Ursae Majoris)
    Alkaid /ælˈkeɪd/, also called Eta Ursae Majoris (Latinised from η Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Eta UMa, η UMa), is a star in the constellation of Ursa Major...
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    Chi Ursae Majoris or χ Ursae Majoris, formally named Taiyangshou /ˌtaɪˌjæŋˈʃoʊ/, is a single star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major...
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    Upsilon Ursae Majoris, Latinized from υ Ursae Majoris, is a binary star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It is visible to the...
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    asterism consisting of ω Ursae Majoris, 57 Ursae Majoris, 47 Ursae Majoris, 58 Ursae Majoris, 49 Ursae Majoris and 56 Ursae Majoris. Consequently, the Chinese...
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    UX Ursae Majoris is an Algol type binary star system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It is classified as a nova-like variable...
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  • Psi Ursae Majoris (Psi UMa, ψ Ursae Majoris, ψ UMa) is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It has an apparent visual magnitude...
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    standards: F0IIIa – Zeta Leonis F0Ib – Alpha Leporis F1V - 37 Ursae Majoris F2V – 78 Ursae Majoris F7V - Iota Piscium F9V - Beta Virginis F9V - HD 10647 G-type...
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    Ursa Minor (redirect from 3 Ursae Minoris)
    also be found by following a line through the two stars—Alpha and Beta Ursae Majoris, popularly called the Pointers—that form the end of the "bowl" of the...
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    Sigma1 Ursae Majoris (σ1 UMa) is the Bayer designation for a solitary star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. With an apparent visual...
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    Tau Ursae Majoris (τ UMa) is the Bayer designation for a binary star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It is visible to the naked...
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  • c Ursae Majoris is the Bayer designation for a double-lined spectroscopic binary star system in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. It has an apparent...
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    AW Ursae Majoris is a binary star system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major, abbreviated AW UMa. It is an A-type W Ursae Majoris variable...
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    over years and can be used to define the system, are considered to be 78 Ursae Majoris (F2 V) and Pi3 Orionis (F6 V). In addition to those two standards,...
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    Rho Ursae Majoris (ρ UMa) is the Bayer designation for a solitary star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It is faintly visible...
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    more likely derived from Alrucaba or Rucaba, a name applied to Theta Ursae Majoris.: 58  In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working...
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  • 55 Ursae Majoris (55 UMa) is a triple star system in the constellation Ursa Major. Its apparent magnitude is 4.80. Two stars form a close spectroscopic...
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  • Gliese 412 (redirect from WX Ursae Majoris)
    Way galaxy. The secondary is a flare star that is referred to as WX Ursae Majoris. It is characterized as a UV Ceti-type variable star that displays infrequent...
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    V752 Centauri (category W Ursae Majoris variables)
    (125.6 parsecs) from Earth. V752 Centauri is a contact binary of the W Ursae Majoris type, composed of two F-type stars with a combined spectral type of...
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    AH Virginis (category W Ursae Majoris variables)
    AH Vir. This component was determined to be a W Ursae Majoris variable, and an orbital period of 9.78 hours was found by F. Lause in 1934–1935. Y. C....
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  • jovian in the 47 Ursae Majoris system. In the novel, Coyote is a natural satellite of Bear, the fourth planet of the 47 Ursae Majoris system, 46 light-years...
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  • eccentricity (0.0167) as per the formula: − 26.78 ≈ − 2.5 log 10 ⁡ 10 − 26.74 ⋅ − 0.4 ( 1 − 0.0167 ) 2 {\displaystyle -26.78\approx -2.5\log _{10}{\frac {10^{-26...
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    VW Leonis Minoris (category W Ursae Majoris variables)
    observations with the Hipparcos satellite. It is classified as an A-type W Ursae Majoris eclipsing binary, where the two stars share a common envelope. The eclipse...
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  • Major ε Ursae Majoris A Alioth Member of the Big Dipper or the Plough (UK). /ˈæliɒθ/ Cygnus ε Cygni Aa Aljanah /ˈældʒənə/ Ursa Major η Ursae Majoris Alkaid...
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    Richard A. Proctor, who noticed that, except for Dubhe and Alkaid (Eta Ursae Majoris), the stars of the Big Dipper asterism all have proper motions heading...
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    unchanged over years, are Chara (G0V), the Sun (G2V), Kappa1 Ceti (G5V), 61 Ursae Majoris (G8V). Other primary MK standard stars include HD 115043 (G1V) and 16...
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