What collective name is given to the stars Dubhe and Merak in Ursa Major?
"and together they are called the Ursa Major Moving Group. The stars Merak (β Ursae Majoris) and Dubhe (α Ursae Majoris) are known as the ""pointer stars"" because they are helpful for finding Polaris, also known as the North Star or Pole Star. By visually tracing a line from Merak through Dubhe (1 unit) and continuing for 5 units, one's eye will land on Polaris, accurately indicating true north. Another asterism known as the ""Three Leaps of the Gazelle"" is recognized in Arab culture, a series of three pairs of stars found along the southern border of the constellation; From"
"these stars are to the Earth. ""β Ursae Majoris"" (Latinised to ""Beta Ursae Majoris"") is the star's Bayer designation. It bore the traditional name ""Merak"" derived from the Arabic المراق ""al-maraqq"" 'the loins' (of the bear). In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin of July 2016 included a table of the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN; which included ""Merak"" for this star. The Hindus called the star ""Pulaha"", one of the Seven Rishis. In Chinese, (), meaning"
"with periods between 6.4 hours and 6.4 days. Although it is part of the constellation of Ursa Major, it does not form part of the Ursa Major Moving Group of stars that have a common motion through space. ""α Ursae Majoris"" (Latinised to ""Alpha Ursae Majoris"") is the star's Bayer designation. It bore the traditional names ""Dubhe"" and ""Ak."" ""Dubhe"" derives from the Arabic for 'bear', , from the phrase """" 'the back of the Greater Bear'. The rarer ""Ak"" means 'The Eye'. In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalog and"
"standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin of July 2016 included a table of the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN; which included ""Dubhe"" for this star. The Hindus refer to the star as ""Kratu"", one of the Seven Rishis. In Chinese, Běi Dǒu, meaning ""Northern Dipper"", refers to an asterism consisting of Alpha Ursae Majoris, Beta Ursae Majoris, Gamma Ursae Majoris, Delta Ursae Majoris, Epsilon Ursae Majoris, Zeta Ursae Majoris and Eta Ursae Majoris. Consequently, Alpha Ursae Majoris itself is known as Běi Dǒu yī, () and Tiān Shū, (). Dubhe is the official"
"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. Its Latin name means ""greater (or larger) she-bear"", standing as a reference to and in direct contrast with nearby Ursa Minor, the lesser bear. In antiquity, it was one of the original 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy (2nd century AD), and is now the third largest constellation of the 88 modern constellations. Ursa Major is primarily known from the asterism of its main seven relatively bright stars comprising the ""Big Dipper"", ""the Wagon"", ""Charles's"
"(Alkaid) hauls a pile of firewood to light a fire beneath the pot. The Wampanoag people (Algonquian) Native Americans referred to Ursa Major as ""maske"", meaning ""bear"" according to Thomas Morton in The New England Canaan. The Wasco-Wishram Native Americans interpreted the constellation as 5 wolves and 2 bears that were left in the sky by Coyote. In Hinduism, Ursa Major is known as Saptarshi, each of the stars representing one of the Saptarshis or Seven Sages viz. Bhrigu, Atri, Angirasa, Vasishta, Pulastya, Pulalaha and Kratu. The fact that the two front stars of the constellations point to the pole"
"Zeta Ursae Minoris Zeta Ursae Minoris (ζ UMi, ζ Ursae Minoris) is a star in the constellation Ursa Minor. It has been called Akhfa al Farkadain, from the Arabic أخفى الفرقدين ""aḫfa al-farqadayn"", meaning ""the dimmer of the two calves"". It is then paired with η Ursae Minoris as Anwar al Farkadain, ""the brighter of the two calves"". The names may originally refer to a pair of Ibexes, and are more properly applied to γ UMi and β UMi respectively, the brighter two stars in the rectangle of Ursa Minor. Zeta Ursae Minoris is a white stellar class A-type main"
"Kappa Ursae Majoris Kappa Ursae Majoris (κ Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Kap UMa, κ UMa) is a binary star in the constellation of Ursa Major. With a combined apparent magnitude of +3.60, the system is approximately 358 light-years from Earth. The two components are designated Kappa Ursae Majoris A (also named Alkaphrah) and B. ""κ Ursae Majoris"" (Latinised to ""Kappa Ursae Majoris"") is the system's Bayer designation. The designations of the two components as ""Kappa Ursae Majoris A"" and ""B"" derives from the convention used by the Washington Multiplicity Catalog (WMC) for multiple star systems, and adopted by the International Astronomical"
"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. Since 1943, the spectrum of this star has served as one of the stable anchor points by which other stars are classified. Based upon parallax measurements with the Hipparcos astrometry satellite, it is located at distance of around from the Sun. It is more familiar to most observers in the northern hemisphere as the lower-left star forming the bowl of the Big Dipper, together with Alpha Ursae Majoris (Dubhe, upper-right), Beta Ursae Majoris (Merak,"
"x 1,555,200,000,000 = 155,520,000,000,000 days In Hindu astronomy the seven stars of the Saptarshi Mandal or Big Dipper or Ursa Major are named as Vasishta is accompanied by his wife, the faint companion star Arundhati (Alcor/80 Ursa Majoris). The valid avatar's clan will be named after Ashvamedh. At the end of every four ages there is a disappearance of the Vedas and it is the province of the seven Rishis to come down upon earth from heaven to give them currency again. 1. The ""Shatapatha Brahmana"" and ""Brihadaranyaka Upanishad(2.2.4)"" acknowledge the names of seven rishis(or Saptarshis) as: 2. Krishna Yajurveda"
"Majoris itself is known as (, ). Both components of the binary star are white A-type main sequence dwarfs. They have apparent magnitudes of +4.2 and +4.5. The orbital period of the binary is 35.6 years (13,007.2 days), and the two stars are separated by 0.18 arcseconds. Kappa Ursae Majoris Kappa Ursae Majoris (κ Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Kap UMa, κ UMa) is a binary star in the constellation of Ursa Major. With a combined apparent magnitude of +3.60, the system is approximately 358 light-years from Earth. The two components are designated Kappa Ursae Majoris A (also named Alkaphrah) and B."
"Ursae Majoris"" (Latinised to ""Gamma Ursae Majoris"") is the star's Bayer designation. It bore the traditional names ""Phecda"" or ""Phad"", derived from the Arabic phrase ""fakhth al-dubb"" 'thigh of the bear'. In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin of July 2016 included a table of the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN; which included ""Phecda"" for this star. To the Hindus this star was known as ""Pulastya"", one of the Seven Rishis. In Chinese, (), meaning ""Northern Dipper"","
"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. With an apparent magnitude of +3.3, it is the dimmest of the seven stars in the Big Dipper asterism. Parallax measurements yield a distance estimate of from the Sun. Megrez has 63% more mass than the Sun and is about 1.4 times its radius. It has a stellar classification of A3 V, which means it is an A-type main sequence star that is generating energy at its core through the nuclear fusion"
"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. Mizar is the second star from the end of the Big Dipper's handle, and Alcor its fainter companion. The traditional name Mizar derives from the Arabic المئزر miʼzar meaning 'apron; wrapper, covering, cover'. Alcor was originally Arabic سها‎ Suhā/Sohā, meaning either the ‘forgotten’ or ‘neglected’ one.; notable as a faintly perceptible companion of Mizar. Mizar, also designated Zeta Ursae Majoris (ζ Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Zeta UMa, ζ UMa), is itself"
"Big Dipper The Big Dipper (US) or the Plough (UK, Ireland) is a large 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. Four define a ""bowl"" or ""body"" and three define a ""handle"" or ""head"". It is recognized as a distinct grouping in many cultures. The North Star (Polaris), the current northern pole star and the tip of the handle of the Little Dipper (Little Bear), can be located by extending an imaginary line through the front two stars of the asterism, Merak"
"daughters of ""Na'sh"", and Al-Haud, the Pond. According to the catalogue of stars in the ""Technical Memorandum 33-507 - A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars"", ""Al-Haud"" were the title for seven stars : f as ""Alhaud I"", this star (τ) as ""Alhaud II"", e as ""Alhaud III"", h as ""Alhaud IV"", θ as ""Alhaud V"", υ as ""Alhaud VI"" and φ as ""Alhaud VII"" . Tau Ursae Majoris Tau Ursae Majoris (τ UMa) is the Bayer designation for a binary star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It is visible to the naked eye, having an"
"July 2016 included a table of the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN; which included ""Alula Borealis"" for this star. In Chinese, (), meaning ""Three Steps"", refers to an asterism consisting of Nu Ursae Majoris, Iota Ursae Majoris, Kappa Ursae Majoris, Lambda Ursae Majoris, Mu Ursae Majoris, and Xi Ursae Majoris. Consequently, Nu Ursae Majoris itself is known as (, ). Nu Ursae Majoris Nu Ursae Majoris (ν Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Nu UMa, ν UMa), also named Alula Borealis, is a double star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. At an apparent visual magnitude of"
"Eta Ursae Minoris Eta Ursae Minoris, Latinized from η Ursae Minoris, is a yellow-white hued star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor. It has been called Anwar al Farkadain, from the Arabic انور الفرقدين ""’anwar al-farqadayn"", meaning ""the brighter of the two calves"". It is then paired with ζ Ursae Minoris as Akhfa al Farkadain اخفي الفرقدين, ""the dimmer of the two calves"". The names may originally refer to a pair of Ibexes, and are more properly applied to β UMi and γ UMi respectively, the brighter two stars in the rectangle of Ursa Minor. This is an"
"two faint companions, a 10th magnitude star and an 11th magnitude star, both at an angular separation of two arcminutes from the primary. Megrez is a marginally outlying member of the Ursa Major moving group, an association of stars that share a common motion through space and likely formed in the same molecular cloud. The space velocity components of Delta Ursae Majoris in the galactic coordinate system are [U, V, W] = [+15.35, +1.17, –11.52]. ""δ Ursae Majoris"" (Latinised to ""Delta Ursae Majoris"") is the star's Bayer designation. It bore the traditional name ""Megrez"" and the historical name ""Kaffa"". ""Megrez"""
"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. It is the most eastern (leftmost) star in the Big Dipper (Plough) asterism. However, unlike most stars of the Big Dipper, it is not a member of the Ursa Major moving group. With an apparent visual magnitude of +1.84, it is the third-brightest star in the constellation and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. Eta Ursae Majoris is a 10-million-year-old B-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of B3 V."
"is known as Vashistha one of the Saptarishi, in traditional Indian astronomy. Chinese Taoism personifies ζ Ursae Majoris as the Lu star. In Chinese, (), meaning ""Northern Dipper"", refers to an asterism consisting of ζ Ursae Majoris, α Ursae Majoris, β Ursae Majoris, γ Ursae Majoris, δ Ursae Majoris, ε Ursae Majoris and η Ursae Majoris. Consequently, ζ Ursae Majoris itself is known as Běi Dǒu liù, () and Kāi Yáng, (). Mizar is Chickadee and Alcor is his cooking pot in the Mi'kmaq myth of the great bear and the seven hunters. Zeta Ursae Majoris Mizar is a 2nd"
"""Northern Dipper"", refers to an asterism consisting of Beta Ursae Majoris, Alpha Ursae Majoris, Gamma Ursae Majoris, Delta Ursae Majoris, Epsilon Ursae Majoris, Zeta Ursae Majoris and Eta Ursae Majoris. Consequently, Beta Ursae Majoris itself is known as (, ) and (, ). USS Merak (1918) and USS Merak (AF-21), both of United States navy ship. In the original ""Star Trek"" series episode The Cloud Minders, the planet ""Merak II"" is said to be suffering from a botanical plague that can only be treated by the use of the mineral zenite. The video game ""Devil Survivor 2"" features Merak, alongside"
"said of the seven stars pictured in the bordure azure of the coat of arms of Madrid, capital of that country. 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. Its Latin name means ""greater (or larger) she-bear"", standing as a reference to and in direct contrast with nearby Ursa Minor, the lesser bear. In antiquity, it was one of the original 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy (2nd century AD), and is now the third largest constellation of the 88 modern constellations. Ursa"
"""Al Ṭhibā"" were the title for seven stars : A as ""Althiba I"", this star (π) as ""Althiba II"", π as ""Althiba III"", ρ as ""Althiba IV"", this star (σ) as ""Althiba V"", σ as ""Althiba VI"", and d as ""Althiba VII"". \end{align}</math></ref> Sigma1 Ursae Majoris Sigma Ursae Majoris (σ UMa) is the Bayer designation for a solitary star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. With an apparent visual magnitude of 5.14 it is faintly visible to the naked eye on dark nights. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 6.26 mas, it is located roughly 520 light"
"""septentrio"", from ""septem"" (seven) and ""triones"" (oxen), from seven oxen driving a plough, which the seven stars also resemble. This name has also been attached to the main stars of Ursa Major. In Inuit astronomy, the three brightest stars—Polaris, Kochab and Pherkad—were known as ""Nuutuittut"" ""never moving"", though the term is more frequently used in the singular to refer to Polaris alone. The Pole Star is too high in the sky at far northern latitudes to be of use in navigation. In Chinese astronomy, the main stars of Ursa Minor are divided between two asterisms: 勾陳 ""Gòuchén"" (Curved Array) (including"
"Union (IAU). In 2016, the IAU organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN decided to attribute proper names to individual stars rather than entire multiple systems. It approved the name ""Alkaphrah"" for the component Kappa Ursae Majoris A on 5 September 2017 and it is now so included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names. In Chinese, (), meaning ""Three Steps"", refers to an asterism consisting of Kappa Ursae Majoris, Iota Ursae Majoris, Lambda Ursae Majoris, Mu Ursae Majoris, Nu Ursae Majoris and Xi Ursae Majoris. Consequently, Kappa Ursae"
"best-known patterns in the sky. Like many of its common names allude to, its shape is said to resemble either a ladle, an agricultural plough or wagon; in the context of Ursa Major, they are commonly drawn to represent the hindquarters and tail of the Great Bear. Starting with the ""ladle"" portion of the dipper and extending clockwise (eastward in the sky) through the handle, these stars are the following: Except for Dubhe and Alkaid, the stars of the Big Dipper all have proper motions heading toward a common point in Sagittarius. A few other such stars have been identified,"
"as (, ) and (, ). USS Megrez (AK-126) was a United States Navy Crater class cargo ship named after the star. 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. With an apparent magnitude of +3.3, it is the dimmest of the seven stars in the Big Dipper asterism. Parallax measurements yield a distance estimate of from the Sun. Megrez has 63% more mass than the Sun and is about 1.4 times its radius. It has a stellar classification of"
"they are known as the ""Jetiqaraqshi"" (Жетіқарақшы) and, in Kyrgyz, as the ""Jetigen"" (Жетиген). Within Ursa Major the stars of the Big Dipper have Bayer designations in consecutive Greek alphabetical order from the bowl to the handle. In the same line of sight as Mizar, but about one light-year beyond it, is the star Alcor (80 UMa). Together they are known as the ""Horse and Rider"". At fourth magnitude, Alcor would normally be relatively easy to see with the unaided eye, but its proximity to Mizar renders it more difficult to resolve, and it has served as a traditional test"
"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. The two both lie about 83 light-years away from the Sun, as measured by the Hipparcos astrometry satellite. Alcor has the Flamsteed designation ""80 Ursae Majoris"". ""Alcor"" was originally Arabic , meaning either the ‘forgotten’ or ‘neglected’ one.; notable as a faintly perceptible companion of ""Mizar"". In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalog and standardize proper names for"
"direction of this star. 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. It is the most eastern (leftmost) star in the Big Dipper (Plough) asterism. However, unlike most stars of the Big Dipper, it is not a member of the Ursa Major moving group. With an apparent visual magnitude of +1.84, it is the third-brightest star in the constellation and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. Eta Ursae Majoris is a 10-million-year-old B-type main sequence star with a stellar"
"has been reconstructed as an Indo-European constellation. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century AD astronomer Ptolemy in his ""Almagest"", who called it Arktos Megale. It is mentioned by such poets as Homer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Tennyson and Federico Garcia Lorca (in ""Song for the Moon""). The Finnish epic Kalevala mentions it, Vincent van Gogh painted it. In 2009, the American rock band Third Eye Blind named their fourth album, ""Ursa Major"", after the constellation. It may be mentioned in the biblical book of Job, dated between the 7th and 4th centuries BC, although this is"
"47 Ursae Majoris 47 Ursae Majoris (abbreviated 47 UMa), also named Chalawan (, ), is a yellow dwarf star approximately 46 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Ursa Major. , three extrasolar planets (designated 47 Ursae Majoris b, c and d; the first two later named Taphao Thong and Taphao Kaew) are believed to orbit the star. The star is located fairly close to the Solar System: according to astrometric measurements made by the Hipparcos astrometry satellite, it exhibits a parallax of 71.11 milliarcseconds, corresponding to a distance of 45.913 light-years. With an apparent magnitude of +5.03, it is"