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    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.


    Ursa Minor constellation
    Ursa Minor. © 2003 Torsten Bronger.
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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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