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The Big Dipper is made up of 7 major stars.

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What kinds of stars make up the big dipper?

The Big Dipper is an asterism, not a constellation, and its stars are part of the Ursa Major constellation. The stars that make up the Big Dipper are mostly main sequence stars, like Dubhe and Merak. Main sequence stars are stars like our Sun that are fusing hydrogen into helium in their cores.


How many stars make up the little dipper?

Seven stars make up the Little Dipper.


What make up the big dipper?

There are seven stars that make up the Big Dipper. They are Alkaid, Mizar-Alcor and Alioth which make up the handle, and Phecda and Megrez which make up the back of the dipper. Merak and Dubhe complete the front end of the dipper.


Do any planets make up constellation of Big Dipper?

No, they are all stars. Planets do not "make" any constellations but they may be present around a constellation's stars. Also, the big dipper is not a constellation. It's an asterism. It's part of the constellation Ursa Major.


What stars make up the big dipper?

There are seven stars that make up the Big Dipper. They are Alkaid, Mizar-Alcor and Alioth which make up the handle, and Phecda and Megrez which make up the back of the dipper. Merak and Dubhe complete the front end of the dipper.


Does some of the stars in Ursa major make up another constellation called the big dipper?

Yes, the Big Dipper is an asterism made up of seven stars that are part of the larger Ursa Major constellation. The Big Dipper is one of the most recognizable star patterns in the northern hemisphere and is often used to locate other stars and constellations.


How many stars make up the constellation ursa major?

The constellation Ursa Major contains about seven main stars that form the shape of a bear. The most famous of these stars is the Big Dipper or Plough asterism, which is not a constellation in itself but part of Ursa Major.


What are the names of the major stars that make up the Big Dipper?

Alkaid, Alcor, Mizar, Alioth, Megrez, Phecda, Dubhe, Merak. that's what I came up with!


How many stars make up the big dipper?

The Big Dipper is made up of seven stars. It is also called "Plough" or "Ursa Major." Besides the seven visible stars, there are said to be two "attendant" stars which are invisible.Viewed left to right, the stars are named:AlkaidMizarAliothMegrezPhecdaMerakDubhe


How many stars make up the constellation called the Big Dipper?

There are stars that make up the Big Dipper, an asterism which is part of the constellation Ursa Major.Names are in order from the bowl to the handle:DubheMerakPhecdaMegrezAliothMizarAlkaidNuketon


Do 5 stars make up the little dipper?

no. 10 stars.


How many constellations make up the big dipper?

One constellation holds the Big Dipper, and that constellation is Ursa Major. The Big Dipper is located at the end of the body and the tail of the Great Bear constellation. The Big Dipper is considered a minor asterism within the constellation of Ursa Major, and the stars that make up the Big Dipper are Alkaid (at the end of the handle), Mizar, Alioth, and Megrez (making up the rest of the handle), and Megrez (same star), Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda making up the "dipper" part of the constellation.