Ursa Minor (abbr. UMi, gen. Ursae Minoris)
The Little Bear, also often referred to as the Lttle Dipper. Ursa Minor
is a constellation near the north celestial
pole that is almost completely surrounded by Draco.
The stars Beta UMi (Kochab) and Gamma UMi (Pherkad) are often called the
Guardians of the Pole. See below for details of the constellation's brightest
stars.
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Ursa Minor. © 2003 Torsten
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| Stars brighter than magnitude 4.0 |
| Star |
Visual
mag. |
Abs.
mag. |
Spectral
type |
Distance
(lt-yr) |
R.A. (h m s) |
Dec. ( ° ' '' ) |
| Alpha (Polaris) |
1.97v |
-3.64 |
F7Ibv |
431 |
02 31 50 |
+89 15 51 |
| Beta (Kochab) |
2.07 |
-0.88 |
K4IIIBa0.3 |
126 |
14 50 42 |
+74 09 19 |
| Gamma (Pherkad) |
3.00 |
-2.84 |
A3II |
480 |
15 20 44 |
+71 50 02 |
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