Tania Australis (Mu Ursae Majoris)
Tania Australis, Mu Ursae Majoris (μ UMa), is a red giant star in a spectroscopic binary system located 230 light-years away in the constellation Ursa… Read More »Tania Australis (Mu Ursae Majoris)
Big Dipper
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)
Sirius
Sirius, Alpha Canis Majoris (α CMa), is the brightest star in the night sky and one of the nearest star systems to Earth. The blue-white… Read More »Sirius
Polaris
Polaris, Alpha Ursae Minoris (α UMi), is a yellow supergiant located approximately 446 light-years away in the constellation Ursa Minor. It is the current North… Read More »Polaris
Alkaphrah (Kappa Ursae Majoris)
Alkaphrah, Kappa Ursae Majoris A (κ UMa A), is the primary component in a binary star system located approximately 360 light-years away in the constellation… Read More »Alkaphrah (Kappa Ursae Majoris)