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Which is brighter alpha ursae majoris or epsilon ursae majoris?
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Alpha Ursae Majoris is brighter. It has a magnitude of 1.81 whereas, Epsilon Ursae Majoris has a magnitude of 1.76.
The greek letter A (alpha) comes before the Greek letter E (epsilon) in the Greek alphabet. Astronomers named stars according to their brightness. Starting with 'A' (alpha) being the brightest and (Omega) being the dimmest.
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What is the name some of the stares in the constellation The Big Bear?
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How far is Alioth?
Epsilon Ursae Majoris (Alioth) is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Major.It is approximately 81 light years from us.
How big is Alioth?
Epsilon Ursae Majoris (Alioth) is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Major.It is about 3.7 times larger than our Sun.
What characteristic do stars in a constellation or asterism share?
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How big is Beta Ursae Majoris?
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Is Alioth a white star in the big dipper?
Epsilon Ursae Majoris (Alioth) is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Major (Big Dipper).It has a spectral class of A0 which means it is a white to white-blue star.
Is Alioths star red or blue?
Neither. Epsilon Ursae Majoris (Alioth) is a white star, although it's spectrum is odd, implying that it has a mass about fifteen times the size of Jupiter orbiting it in a highly eccentric orbit.
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Pointer stars are stars which are used to find an area of the sky. For example, you might be looking for a dim galaxy or small star. You can use two bright stars on a map, find those in the sky, and then find the approximate position of what you are trying to look at by using the location and spacing of the more obvious pointer stars.
