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Mizar

Mizar /ˈmaɪzɑːr/ is a second-magnitude star in the handle of the Big Dipper asterism in the constellation of Ursa Major. It has the Bayer designation ζ Ursae Majoris (Latinised as Zeta Ursae Majoris). It forms a well-known naked eye double star with the fainter star Alcor (a binary system consisting of Alcor A and Alcor B), and is itself a quadruple star…

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Apparent magnitude (V)
2.04 · 2.23 · 3.88
B−V color index
+0.02 · +0.13
Constellation
Ursa Major
Declination
+54° 55′ 31.2671″ · +54° 55′ 31.30″ · +54° 55′ 18.56″
Right ascension
13h 23m 55.54048s · 13h 23m 55.543s · 13h 23m 56.330s
Spectral type
A2Vp/A2Vp · kA1h(eA)mA7IV-V

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Mizar

Nodes58
Edges57
Triples110
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.034483
Components1

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Mizar

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related to Nomenclature · 22
Mizar → Aa, According, Alcor, Arabians, Arabic, Flamsteed, IAU, In, International Astronomical Union, It, July, Latinised, Mizar's Bayer, Star Names, The, The WGSN's, UMa, Ursae Majoris, WGSN, Working Group
related to Stellar system · 21
Mizar → Ab, Alcor, AU, Ba, Bb, Benedetto Castelli, Bright Star Catalogue, Europeans, Galileo, Galileo Galilei, Henry Draper Catalogue, HIP, Hipparcos, Its, Later, Mizar Aa, Riccioli, The, Ursa Major, Ursa Major Moving Group
related to Other names · 18
Mizar → Big Dipper, Běi Dǒu, Chinese, Chinese Taoism, Consequently, English, Heat, In Chinese, Indian, Kāi Yáng, Lu, Northern Dipper, Saptarishi, Sixth Star, Star, The Opener, Ursae Majoris, Vashistha
related to External links · 12
Mizar → Articles, Astrophoto, DSS2, GALEX, Hydrogen, IRAS, Jim Kaler's Stars, New View Of Mizar, SDSS, Sky Map, WikiSky, X-Ray
related to In popular culture · 10
Mizar → Earth, His Tail, Knot, Sign In Stranger, Stardust, Steely Dan, Stephen Tall, The, The Bear With, The Royal Scam
related to ζ1 Ursae Majoris · 8
Mizar → A2Vp, Ab, Ap, In, Mizar Aa, The, They, Ursae Majoris
Apparent magnitude (V) · 3
Mizar → 2.04, 2.23, 3.88
Declination · 3
Mizar → +54° 55′ 18.56″, +54° 55′ 31.2671″, +54° 55′ 31.30″
Right ascension · 3
Mizar → 13h 23m 55.54048s, 13h 23m 55.543s, 13h 23m 56.330s
B−V color index · 2
Mizar → +0.02, +0.13

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star ursae majoris stars system binary alcor double two spectral ursa major spectroscopic ζ1 ζ2 components designation type name zeta

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MizarApparent magnitude (V)2.041.00infobox
MizarApparent magnitude (V)2.231.00infobox
MizarApparent magnitude (V)3.881.00infobox
MizarB−V color index+0.021.00infobox
MizarB−V color index+0.131.00infobox
MizarConstellationUrsa Major1.00infobox
MizarDeclination+54° 55′ 31.2671″1.00infobox
MizarDeclination+54° 55′ 31.30″1.00infobox
MizarDeclination+54° 55′ 18.56″1.00infobox
MizarRight ascension13h 23m 55.54048s1.00infobox
MizarRight ascension13h 23m 55.543s1.00infobox
MizarRight ascension13h 23m 56.330s1.00infobox
MizarSpectral typeA2Vp/A2Vp1.00infobox
MizarSpectral typekA1h(eA)mA7IV-V1.00infobox
MizarU−B color index−0.011.00infobox
MizarU−B color index+0.091.00infobox
Mizaris acargo and passenger liner converted to a United States Navy shipUSNS Mizar0.90text

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