- "Little Dipper". Two of its stars,
named Dubhe and
Merak (α
Ursae Majoris and β
Ursae Majoris), can be used as the
navigational pointer towards the
place of...
- VY
Canis Majoris (abbreviated to VY CMa) is an
extreme oxygen-rich (O-rich) red
hypergiant (RHG) or red
supergiant (RSG) and
pulsating variable star 1...
- This is the list of
notable stars in the
constellation Ursa Major,
sorted by
decreasing brightness. List of
stars by
constellation Final Results of NameExoWorlds...
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Canis Majoris A,
officially named Adhara /əˈdɛərə/ – the
traditional name of the system, and B. ε
Canis Majoris (Latinised to
Epsilon Canis Majoris) is...
- 'glowing' or 'scorching'. The star is
designated α Canis
Majoris,
Latinized to
Alpha Canis Majoris, and
abbreviated α CMa or Alpha CMa. With a
visual apparent...
-
Dubhe /ˈdʌbiː/, also
called Alpha Ursae Majoris,
Latinised from α Ursae
Majoris, is,
despite being designated "α" (alpha), the second-brightest object...
-
night sky—Adhara (Epsilon
Canis Majoris)
shone at −3.99
around 4.7 million
years ago, and
Mirzam (Beta
Canis Majoris)
peaked at −3.65
around 4.42 million...
-
Delta Canis Majoris (Latinised from δ
Canis Majoris,
abbreviated Delta CMa, δ CMa),
officially named Wezen /ˈwiːzən/, is a star in the
constellation of...
-
called Epsilon Ursae Majoris, is a star in the
northern constellation of Ursa Major. The
designation is
Latinised from ε Ursae
Majoris and
abbreviated Epsilon UMa...
- Beta
Canis Majoris (β
Canis Majoris,
abbreviated Beta CMa, β CMa), also
named Mirzam /ˈmɜːrzəm/, is a star in the
southern constellation of
Canis Major...
