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What is the list of stars from brightest to dimmest in the big dipper?
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What is ursa minor?
Ursa Minor or "little bear" or "little dipper", contrasting with "Ursa Major" or "Great Bear" or "big dipper", is a constellation in the northern sky. The end of the "tail" is the "current" North Star - Polaris.It's shape is supposed to represent a dipper, ladle or scoop.See link for further information.See related for list of stars.
What are the list of the stars that make up Orion?
There are thousands of stars in Orion. The three in the belt are Alnilam, Alnitak and Mintaka. The brightest star is Rigel and near that is Saiph. These two stars are in the legs of Orion. On the other side of the belt are the reddish star, Betelgeuse and not far away, Bellatrix. These lie in or near Orion's shoulder. His sword is made up of the stars Pi 1-Pi6.
How far away is the sun from the big dipper?
Roughly/average 90 light years away. The seven stars in the Big Dipper constellation do not actually lie within the same plane; they are different distances from us. Below is a list of the stars and the approximate distance of each from our solar system. NAME & DISTANCE (in light years) Mizar 78 Merak 79 Megrez 81 Alioth 81 Phecda 84 Alkaid 101 Dubhe 124
What is the difference between an asterisms and a constellation?
The word "asterism" is given to a grouping of stars that is not on the "official" list of 88 constellations maintained by the International Astronomical Union. Also - an asterism is PART of a constellation - like Orion's Belt, The Big Dipper, or a pattern made from the stars of other constellations, like The Summer Triangle, etc.
Is the north star brighter than Sirius?
No. Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. Polaris is much farther down the list.
What is ursa minor?
Ursa Minor or "little bear" or "little dipper", contrasting with "Ursa Major" or "Great Bear" or "big dipper", is a constellation in the northern sky. The end of the "tail" is the "current" North Star - Polaris.It's shape is supposed to represent a dipper, ladle or scoop.See link for further information.See related for list of stars.
Are there any stars that have been named that are outside the Milky Way galaxy?
Yes, but very few. Other galaxies are so VERY far away that only the brightest stars are visible from here. One such star, S Doradus in the Large Magellanic Cloud, was once thought to be the brightest star known in the entire universe; it has since been dethroned as several even brighter stars has been found. The brightest on the list so far is R136a1, discovered in 2010, also in the LMC.
What is a group of stars patterns?
There are 88 officially recognized constellations, according to the International Astronomical Union. These include every moderately bright star, and no star is counted in two constellations. Other "groupings" of more or fewer stars, or which are not on the official list, are called "asterisms". For example, the grouping of stars called the Big Dipper isn't a constellation; it is an asterism. The official constellation "Ursa Major" includes all of the Big Dipper stars, and several others as well.
What are the main stars of the cetus constellation?
Adding to what Hilmas Zonneveld posted, Cetus is another constellation where Alpha (Menkar) is not the brightest star. Menacer is mag 2.4. The brightest is Beta Ceti, Deneb Kaitos or Diphda. Several stars are known as Deneb or have that word in their names. Deneb means 'tail'.
What are the list of the stars that make up Orion?
There are thousands of stars in Orion. The three in the belt are Alnilam, Alnitak and Mintaka. The brightest star is Rigel and near that is Saiph. These two stars are in the legs of Orion. On the other side of the belt are the reddish star, Betelgeuse and not far away, Bellatrix. These lie in or near Orion's shoulder. His sword is made up of the stars Pi 1-Pi6.
How far away is the sun from the big dipper?
Roughly/average 90 light years away. The seven stars in the Big Dipper constellation do not actually lie within the same plane; they are different distances from us. Below is a list of the stars and the approximate distance of each from our solar system. NAME & DISTANCE (in light years) Mizar 78 Merak 79 Megrez 81 Alioth 81 Phecda 84 Alkaid 101 Dubhe 124
What is the difference between an asterisms and a constellation?
The word "asterism" is given to a grouping of stars that is not on the "official" list of 88 constellations maintained by the International Astronomical Union. Also - an asterism is PART of a constellation - like Orion's Belt, The Big Dipper, or a pattern made from the stars of other constellations, like The Summer Triangle, etc.
Why are so few stars in both the table of Nearby Stars and The Brightest Stars?
I am pretty sure the table you consulted lists only the extremes - but of course you can have thousands or even millions of "near" stars and "bright" stars, depending on how far down the list you go. Note that any list of the first thousand (for example) nearest stars would probably be incomplete, since there are many dim stars (red dwarves) that are very hard to detect.
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What are the eight conspicuous stars magnitude 1?
The question is, I think about "apparent magnitude". The question is hard to answer precisely, because there aren't eight stars of magnitude 1 exactly. There is the expression "stars of the first magnitude" which is the 21 brightest stars (in apparent magnitude). Our Sun is not included. Anyway, here is that list starting with Sirius, the brightest (magnitude -1.46) down to Regulus (magnitude +1.36) : Sirius Canopus Arcturus Alpha Centauri Vega Capella Rigel Procyon Betelgeuse Achernar Hadar Altair Acrux (Alpha Crucis) Aldebaren Spica Antares Formalhaut Pollux Deneb Becrux (Beta Crucis) Regulus.
What is the list of stars in the constellation Draco?
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