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Kochab

Kochab /ˈkoʊkæb/, Bayer designation Beta Ursae Minoris (β Ursae Minoris, abbreviated β UMi, Beta UMi), is the brightest star in the bowl of the Little Dipper asterism (which is part of the constellation of Ursa Minor), and only slightly fainter than Polaris, the northern pole star and brightest star in Ursa Minor. Kochab is 16 degrees from Polaris and…

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Apparent magnitude (V)
2.08
B−V color index
+1.47
Constellation
Ursa Minor
Declination
+74° 09′ 19.8142″
Right ascension
14h 50m 42.32580s
Spectral type
K4 III

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Planetary system

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Kochab

Nodes66
Edges65
Triples65
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030303
Components1

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Kochab

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related to As the pole star · 25
Kochab → After, Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Egyptians, Around, As, BCE, Beta Ursae Minoris, Big Dipper, CE, Earth's, From, Guardians, Mizar, Neither, North, North Pole, Pherkad, Polaris, Pole, The Indestructibles
related to Nomenclature · 21
Kochab → Alrucaba, Arabic, Bayer, Beta Ursae Minoris, Hebrew, However, IAU-WGSN, In, International Astronomical Union, It, July, Latinised, Mercury, Renaissance, Rucaba, Star Names, The Hebrew, The IAU-WGSN's, Theta Ursae Majoris, Ursae Minoris
related to Properties · 10
Kochab → By, From, It, K-type, K4 III, Sun, Sun's, The, The Sun's, This
related to Planetary system · 2
Kochab → Estimated, Jupiter
Apparent magnitude (V) · 1
Kochab → 2.08
B−V color index · 1
Kochab → +1.47
Constellation · 1
Kochab → Ursa Minor
Declination · 1
Kochab → +74° 09′ 19.8142″
Right ascension · 1
Kochab → 14h 50m 42.32580s
Spectral type · 1
Kochab → K4 III

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star pole polaris north ursae minoris beta celestial mass bce stars ursa minor sun parallax around mizar radius temperature constellation

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
KochabApparent magnitude (V)2.081.00infobox
KochabB−V color index+1.471.00infobox
KochabConstellationUrsa Minor1.00infobox
KochabDeclination+74° 09′ 19.8142″1.00infobox
KochabRight ascension14h 50m 42.32580s1.00infobox
KochabSpectral typeK4 III1.00infobox
KochabU−B color index+1.781.00infobox
Kochabrelated to As the pole starFrom0.60section
Kochabrelated to As the pole starBCE0.60section
Kochabrelated to As the pole starThuban0.60section
Kochabrelated to As the pole starMizar0.60section
Kochabrelated to As the pole starBig Dipper0.60section

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