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126 ± 3 ly
(38.8 ± 0.8 pc)
Kochab is a giant star of spectral type K4 located in the constellation Ursa Minor. It is an orange-hued star that is approximately 130 light years away from Earth.
Kochab is an orange giant star, so it appears orange in color.
52.00098 from the earth
The sky is the Earth's atmosphere.It is not above you, you are in it.
The names of some of the starts in the little dipper (which are part of the constellation Ursa Minor) are as follows: Kochab Pherkad Polaris Yildun Perkhad Minor There are some other stars involved as well.
From Wiki:126 ± 3 ly(38.8 ± 0.8 pc)
Kochab is a giant star of spectral type K4 located in the constellation Ursa Minor. It is an orange-hued star that is approximately 130 light years away from Earth.
Kochab is an orange giant star, so it appears orange in color.
Beta Ursae Minoris (Kochab) is the brightest star in the bowl of the "Little Dipper" - part of the constellation Ursa Minor.It has a surface temperature of about 4,030 Kelvin.
Thuban, Kochab and Cynosura.
The star Polaris is at the tip of the handle of the little dipper or Ursa Minor. Kochab is at the end of the ladle.
Yes there is a good possibility that Kochab is going to or has gone supernova. The Star is in the right phase and also has sufficient mass to experience a supernova. However, this has nothing to do with myths or predictions. Nostradamis may have said "It would appear from the experience that Kochab went supernova" but how would he know? As nothing, especially information can travel faster than the speed of light, there is no way he could have known that Kochab had gone supernova without seeing the light as well. Considering the letter was dated in 1558 and Kochab is only about 120 light years away, we should have seen the outburst in 1678! This was also one of the way to many basic flaws in the movie 2012 supernova.
how far is it
"Distance" means how far two object are from one another. In this case, how far the Moon is from Earth, or how far the Sun is from Earth.
Er ... which planet exactly do you think that we come from? As far as science can discover, Earth IS the only planet with life on it, so you're asking how far Earth is from Earth.
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A giant orange start in the constellation of the Little Dipper (Ursa Minor). More frequently spelled Kochab.