northern skyBest Jun
Ursa Minor
The Little Beargen. Ursae Minoris
- Brightest
- Polaris
- Stars
- 150
- Best viewed
- June
- Sky center
- 232.5°, +77.5°
Alpha Ursae Minoris
in catalog
from mid-latitudes
RA / Dec
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150 stars
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α · Brightest
Polaris
Mythology
Contains Polaris, the North Star — the sky's axis for ~2,000 more years before precession shifts the role. For navigators, the tail-tip star has been the anchor of northern-hemisphere celestial navigation for millennia.
Brightest stars
top 8 of 150| Star | Bayer | Magnitude | B−V |
|---|---|---|---|
Polaris | 1Alp UMi | 1.97 | 0.64 |
Kochab | 7Bet UMi | 2.07 | 1.47 |
Pherkad | 13Gam UMi | 3.00 | 0.06 |
22Eps UMi | — | 4.21 | 0.90 |
5 UMi | — | 4.25 | 1.43 |
16Zet UMi | — | 4.29 | 0.04 |
Yildun | 23Del UMi | 4.35 | 0.02 |
Unnamed | — | 4.63 | 1.59 |
- Polaris1Alp UMi1.97mag
- Kochab7Bet UMi2.07mag
- Pherkad13Gam UMi3.00mag
- 22Eps UMi4.21mag
- 5 UMi4.25mag
- 16Zet UMi4.29mag
- Yildun23Del UMi4.35mag
- Unnamed4.63mag
Lower magnitude = brighter. B−V color index maps to star color (bluer cooler, redder warmer).