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When is Alkaid Star Visible?
The star Alkaid is the star at the tip of the handle of the Big Dipper. It is normally visible any evening in the northern hemisphere temperate regions.
List three factors that control the apparent brightness of a star as seen from earth?
Three factors that affect a star's brightness are the star's distance from earth, its age and its luminosity. The farther the star is from earth, the less bright it appears. As a star increases in age, its brightness also increases. Its brightness also depends on its luminosity, which is the amount of energy the star emits per second.
Which is the brightest star alkaid or mizar?
Alkaid.Alkaid has an apparent magnitude of 1.85.Mizar has an apparent magnitude of 2.23
A cluster of stars near Taurus?
You're probably observing the Pleiades star cluster (Seven Sisters).
What is the distance of the habitable zone from a red dwarf star?
About 0.5 AU, or about half the distance from Earth to the sun.
Is Alkaid an Alpha Star or a Beta Star?
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How far is the star Alkaid from Earth?
100 light years away. i thnk it is anyways
How far is Alkaid the star away from earth?
100 light years away. i thnk it is anyways
When is Alkaid Star Visible?
The star Alkaid is the star at the tip of the handle of the Big Dipper. It is normally visible any evening in the northern hemisphere temperate regions.
How far is Alkaid?
Eta Ursae Majoris (Alkaid) is a star in the constellation Ursa Major.It is approximately 101 light years from us.
What is the distance of the Capella star in the Earth?
what is distance of capella from earth
What is the magnitude of alkaid?
Alkaid, also commonly known as Benetnash and Eta Ursae Majoris, has a magnitude of 1.84. This is the easternmost star in the Big Dipper constellation.
What affects how big a star appears to be?
A star distance from earth
How big a star appears to be?
the star's distance from earth?? i guess
List three factors that control the apparent brightness of a star as seen from earth?
Three factors that affect a star's brightness are the star's distance from earth, its age and its luminosity. The farther the star is from earth, the less bright it appears. As a star increases in age, its brightness also increases. Its brightness also depends on its luminosity, which is the amount of energy the star emits per second.
What is the distance to the nearest star from Earth?
The closest star to earth is our sun. the sun is 149,476,000 km away from Earth.
