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Alpha Ursae Majoris

Index Alpha Ursae Majoris

Alpha Ursae Majoris (α Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Alpha UMa, α UMa), also named Dubhe, is (despite being designated 'alpha') the second-brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Major. [1]

39 relations: Alcor (star), Asterism (astronomy), Beta Ursae Majoris, Big Dipper, Delta Ursae Majoris, Epsilon Ursae Majoris, Eta Ursae Majoris, Gamma Ursae Majoris, HIP 56948, Index of Utah-related articles, Kui Xing, Kuji-in, List of Arabic star names, List of brightest stars, List of brightest stars and other record stars, List of Journey to the West characters, List of proper names of stars, List of Saint Seiya anime-only characters, List of selected stars for navigation, List of Star Trek planets (A–B), List of stars in Ursa Major, List of Utah state symbols, Messier 81, Mizar and Alcor, NGC 4036, Pointer, Polaris, Saptarishi, Songs of the Underground Railroad, Stellar association, Stellar kinematics, Table of stars with Bayer designations, Table of stars with Flamsteed designations, Traditional Chinese star names, Uinta Brewing Company, Ursa Major, Ursa Major in Chinese astronomy, Ursa Major Moving Group, Ursa Minor.

Alcor (star)

Alcor is the fainter companion of Mizar, the two stars forming a naked eye double in the handle of the Big Dipper (or Plough) asterism in the constellation of Ursa Major.

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Asterism (astronomy)

In observational astronomy, an asterism is a popular known pattern or group of stars that are recognised in the night sky.

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Beta Ursae Majoris

Beta Ursae Majoris (β Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Beta UMa, β UMa), also named Merak, is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major.

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Big Dipper

The Big Dipper (US) or the Plough (UK) is an asterism consisting of seven bright stars of the constellation Ursa Major; six of them are of second magnitude and one, Megrez (δ), of third magnitude.

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Delta Ursae Majoris

Delta Ursae Majoris (δ Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Delta UMa, δ UMa), also named Megrez, is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major.

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Epsilon Ursae Majoris

Epsilon Ursae Majoris (ε Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Epsilon UMa, ε UMa), also named Alioth, is (despite being designated 'epsilon') the brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Major, and at magnitude 1.77 is the thirty-second-brightest star in the sky.

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Eta Ursae Majoris

Eta Ursae Majoris (η Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Eta UMa, η UMa), also named Alkaid, is a star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

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Gamma Ursae Majoris

Gamma Ursae Majoris (γ Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Gamma UMa, γ UMa), also named Phecda, is a star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

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HIP 56948

HIP 56948 (also known as HD 101364) is a solar twin star of type G5V.

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Index of Utah-related articles

The following is an alphabetical list of articles related to the U.S. state of Utah.

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Kui Xing

Kui Xing, originally called 奎星 (also kuí xīng), also known as 大魁夫子 "Great Master Kui" or 大魁星君 "Great Kui the Star Prince", is a character in Chinese mythology, the god of examinations, and an associate or servant of the god of literature, Wen Chang.

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Kuji-in

Ku-ji means “nine symbolic cuts” and refers to a variety of mantras that consist of nine syllables.

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List of Arabic star names

This is a list of traditional Arabic names for stars.

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List of brightest stars

This is a list of the brightest naked eye stars to +2.50 magnitude, as determined by their maximum, total, or combined apparent visual magnitudes as seen from Earth.

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List of brightest stars and other record stars

This is a list of the brightest stars together with record holders of other categories with many details in compact form that can be compared.

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List of Journey to the West characters

The following is a list of characters in the Chinese classical novel Journey to the West, including those mentioned by name only.

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List of proper names of stars

This is a list of proper names of stars.

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List of Saint Seiya anime-only characters

This article comprises a list of characters that do not exist in Masami Kurumada's Saint Seiya manga and are found only in its anime adaptation, therefore they remain out of the canon of the fictional universe.

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List of selected stars for navigation

Fifty-eight selected navigational stars are given a special status in the field of celestial navigation.

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List of Star Trek planets (A–B)

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List of stars in Ursa Major

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Ursa Major, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of Utah state symbols

The U.S. state of Utah has 26 official symbols, as designated by the Utah State Legislature, and three unofficial symbols.

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Messier 81

Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away, in the constellation Ursa Major.

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Mizar and Alcor

Mizar and Alcor are two stars forming a naked eye double in the handle of the Big Dipper (or Plough) asterism in the constellation of Ursa Major.

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NGC 4036

NGC 4036 is the New General Catalogue identifier for a lenticular galaxy in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major.

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Pointer

Pointer may refer to.

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Polaris

Polaris, designated Alpha Ursae Minoris (Ursae Minoris, abbreviated Alpha UMi, UMi), commonly the North Star or Pole Star, is the brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Minor.

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Saptarishi

The Saptarishi (from Sanskrit: सप्तर्षि, a Sanskrit dvigu meaning "seven sages") are the seven rishis who are extolled at many places in the Vedas and Hindu literature.

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Songs of the Underground Railroad

Songs of the Underground Railroad were spiritual and work songs used during the early-to-mid 19th century in the United States to encourage and convey coded information to escaping slaves as they moved along the various Underground Railroad routes.

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Stellar association

A stellar association is a very loose star cluster, looser than both open clusters and globular clusters.

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Stellar kinematics

In astronomy, stellar kinematics is the observational study or measurement of the kinematics or motions of stars through space.

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Table of stars with Bayer designations

This table lists those stars or other objects which have Bayer designations by the constellation in which those stars or objects lie.

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Table of stars with Flamsteed designations

This table lists those stars/objects which have Flamsteed designations by the constellation in which those stars/objects lie.

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Traditional Chinese star names

Traditional Chinese star names (Chinese:, xīng míng) are the names of stars used in ancient Chinese astronomy and astrology.

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Uinta Brewing Company

Uinta Brewing Company is a craft brewery founded in 1993 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

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Ursa Major

Ursa Major (also known as the Great Bear) is a constellation in the northern sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory.

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Ursa Major in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Ursa Major is located in Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán) The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 大熊座 (dà xióng zuò), meaning "the big bear constellation".

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Ursa Major Moving Group

The Ursa Major Moving Group, also known as Collinder 285 and the Ursa Major association, is a nearby stellar moving group – a set of stars with common velocities in space and thought to have a common origin in space and time.

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Ursa Minor

Ursa Minor (Latin: "Lesser Bear", contrasting with Ursa Major), also known as the Little Bear, is a constellation in the Northern Sky.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Ursae_Majoris

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