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How big is Beta Ursae Majoris?
Beta Ursae Majoris (Merak) is a star in the constellation of Ursa Major. It is about twice the size of our Sun. Read More »
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What is W Ursae Majoris stars?
( ¦dəb·əl·yü ′ər′sī mə′jör·əs ′stärz ) (astronomy) Eclipsing variable stars whose brightness is continuously varying in periods of a few hours; they are composed of two close stars that have a common gaseous envelope. Read More »
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What is the brightest star in Ursa Majoris
The star called Alioth is the brightest star in Ursa Major, with an... ...MORE... Read More »
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Ursa Majoris is one of the 88 official constellations in our night skies. A constellation is a group of stars that seem to be close to each other from our perspective. The stars are at varying distances, but the sky is 2-dimensional and the...
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Alpha Ursae Majoris is brighter. It has a magnitude of 1.81 whereas, Epsilon Ursae Majoris has a magnitude of 1.76. The greek letter A (alpha) comes before the Greek letter E (epsilon) in the Greek alphabet. Astronomers named stars accordin...
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I'm assuming you mean the Greek letter Alpha (α) instead of 'a' in which case the brighter star is α Scorpii (Antares), which is a variable star which averages magnitude 1.1. α Ursae Majoris (Dubhe) is magnitude 1.8. Incidentally, the stars...
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Ruth, 47 UMa is in the Milky Way (44 LY away). See also: 51 Pegasi is also in the Milky Way (50 LY away). See also: I expect a credit and signed copy of the book if published! Good Luck! Cheers, Starman/Tom
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This star also goes by the names ' HR 4496', 'DM=35 2270' and 'HD 101501'. It is located at RA(2000) = 1h 41m 2.9s and Dec(2000) = +34d 12' 2". It has an apparent visual magnitude of +5.33 and is classified as a G8 V star, slightly cooler t...
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