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Ursae Minoris (γ
Ursae Minoris,
abbreviated Gamma UMi, γ UMi), also
named Pherkad /ˈfɜːrkæd/, is a star in the
northern constellation of Ursa Minor. Together...
- In
Inuit astronomy, the
three brightest stars — Polaris, Kochab, and
Pherkad — were
known as
Nuutuittut ("never moving"),
though the term is more frequently...
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around 1700 BC
until just
after 300 AD,
Kochab (Beta
Ursae Minoris) and
Pherkad (Gamma
Ursae Minoris) were twin
northern pole stars,
though neither was...
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middle of the
handle of the Big
Dipper (Ursa Major), and
later with
Pherkad (in Ursa Minor). In fact,
around the year 2467 BCE, the true
north was...
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Ursae Minoris is
sometimes named Pherkard or
Pherkad Minor, the
later name to
distinguish it from
Pherkad (Major)
which is γ
Ursae Minoris. It has also...
- Preceded by
Kochab &
Pherkad Pole star 500–3000 Succeeded by
Gamma Cephei...
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traditional names are
Phekda or Phad. /ˈfɛkdə/ Ursa
Minor γ
Ursae Minoris Pherkad /ˈfɜːrkæd/
Aquila HD 192263
Phoenicia IAU new 2019
Lebanese proposal; named...
- 6 7 8 9 Note 北極 (Běi Jí,
North Pole) 太子 (Tài Zǐ,
Crown Prince) γ UMi (
Pherkad) 帝 (Dì, Emperor) β UMi (Kochab) 庶子 (Shù Zǐ, Son of Concubine) 5 UMi 後宮...
- (al-)Fākhitah the Dove فاخثة
Alpha Columbae Phad (al-)Fakhidh the
Thigh فخذ
Gamma Ursae Majoris Pherkad (al-)Farqad the Calf فرقد
Gamma Ursae Minoris...
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accurate in its day as
Polaris is today. Today,
Kochab and its
neighbor Pherkad are
referred to as the "Guardians of the Pole" (meaning Polaris). On the...
