Talk:List of stars in Ursa Major

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[edit] Etymologies

Etymologies don't fit into the table. Please add them in respective star articles with sources.--JyriL talk 12:28, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

BD F Name mag. ly Notes
ε 77 Epsilon Ursae Majoris, Alioth 1.76 80.9
  • < الألية al-alyah, The buttocks. Other names are الحور al-ħawr and الجون al-jawn, both of them mean "the white".
α 50 Alpha Ursae Majoris, Dubhe, Dubh, Dubb, Thahr al Dub al Akbar, Ak 1.81 124
  • < الدبة al-dubba, The female bear.
  • < ظهر الدب الأكبر z̧ahr ad-dubb al-akbar Back of the greater bear.
η 85 Eta Ursae Majoris, Benetnasch, Alkaid, Elkeid 1.86 101
  • < القائد al-qāid, The leader. The extended name is قائد بنات نعش qāid banāt na'ash "The leader of the daughters of the bier" (the daughters of the bier, i.e. the mourning maidens, are the three stars of the handle of the Big Dipper, Alkaid, Mizar, and Alioth.)
ζ 79 Mizar, Zeta Ursae Majoris, Mizat, Mirza 2.23 78.2
β 48 Beta Ursae Majoris, Merak, Mirak 2.34 79.4
  • < المراق al-meraq The Loins [of the bear]
γ 64 Gamma Ursae Majoris, Phad, Phecda, Phegda, Phekha, Phacd 2.41 83.7
  • < الفخذ al-fakhð, The Thigh. The extended name is فخذ الدب الأكبر fakhð al-dubb al-akbar, the thigh of the Greater Bear.
ψ 52 Psi Ursae Majoris, Ta Tsun 3.00 147
  • < Name of chinese origin.
μ 34 Mu Ursae Majoris, Tania Australis, Alkafzah Australis 3.06 249
  • < القفزة الثانية al-qafzat aθ-θāniyah (or at-tāniyah) The Second Leap [القفزة by itself is al-qafzah] + austrālis southern
  • Semiregular variable
ι 9 Iota Ursae Majoris, Talitha Borealis, Talita Borealis, Dnoces, Alphikra Borealis 3.12 47.7
  • < القفزة الثالثة al-qafzat aθ-θāliθah (or at-tālitah), The Third Leap + boreālis northern
  • < second backwards
  • < الفقرة الثالثة al-fiqrah aθ-θāliθah, The third vertebra, which is a corruption of al-qafzah.
  • Double binary star.
θ 25 Theta Ursae Majoris, Al Haud, Sarir, Sarir Bonet? 3.17 44.0
  • < الحوض al-ħawđ̧, The pelvis.
  • < السرير as-sarīr, The bed [of the dead].
δ 69 Delta Ursae Majoris, Megrez, Kaffa 3.32 81.4
  • < المغرز al-maghriz The Root/Insertion-point [of the bear's tail]
ο 1 Omicron Ursae Majoris, Muscida 3.35 184
λ 33 Lambda Ursae Majoris, Tania Borealis, Alkafzah Borealis 3.45 134
  • < القفزة الثانية al-qafzat aθ-θāniyah (or at-tāniyah) The Second Leap [القفزة by itself is al-qafzah] + boreālis northern
ν 54 Nu Ursae Majoris, Alula Borealis 3.49 421
  • < القفزة الأولى al-qafzat al-´ūla´ The First Leap + boreālis northern
κ 12 Kappa Ursae Majoris, Talitha Australis, Al Kaprah, Alphikra Australis 3.57 423
  • < القفزة الثالثة al-qafzat aθ-θāliθah The Third Leap + austrālis southern
  • Al Kaprah is a corruption of القفزة al-qafzah The Leap
  • < الفقرة الثالثة al-fiqrah aθ-θāliθah, The third vertebra, which is a corruption of al-qafzah.
h 23 23 Ursae Majoris 3.65 75.5
χ 63 Chi Ursae Majoris, Alkafzah, Alkaphrah, El Koprah 3.69 196
  • < القفزة al-qafzah The Leap
υ 29 Upsilon Ursae Majoris 3.78 115
ξ 53 Xi Ursae Majoris, Alula Australis 3.79 28.8
g 80 Alcor, 80 Ursae Majoris, Saidak 3.99 81.2
  • visual double star with Mizar
  • < الخوار al-khawar, The weak, the dim.
  • < السها Al-Suha, the pious woman.
  • < الصيدق al-saidaq or الصيدوق al-saiduq, The honest.
f 15 15 Ursae Majoris 4.46
26 26 Ursae Majoris 4.47 126.8
d 24 24 Ursae Majoris 4.54 77.86
π² 4 Pi-2 Ursae Majoris, Muscida 4.59 252
  • < post-classical Latin musus "snout", "muzzle"
  • Muscida shared with ο Ursae Majoris
83 83 Ursae Majoris 4.63 223
ω 45 Omega Ursae Majoris 4.66 267
τ 14 Tau Ursae Majoris 4.67 122
ρ 8 Rho Ursae Majoris 4.74 287
55 55 Ursae Majoris 4.76 127
σ² 13 Sigma-2 Ursae Majoris 4.80 66.7
e 18 18 Ursae Majoris 4.80 74.2
36 36 Ursae Majoris 4.82 44.72
78 78 Ursae Majoris 4.93 83.8...
56 56 Ursae Majoris 4.99 1425
46 46 Ursae Majoris 5.02
47 47 Ursae Majoris 5.03 45.9
  • has two planets
49 49 Ursae Majoris 5.06
38 38 Ursae Majoris 5.12 125
44 44 Ursae Majoris 5.12 217
σ¹ 11 Sigma-1 Ursae Majoris 5.15 500
27 27 Ursae Majoris 5.15
37 37 Ursae Majoris 5.16 88.2
c 16 16 Ursae Majoris 5.18 74.6
67 67 Ursae Majoris 5.22 170
31 31 Ursae Majoris 5.27 129
17 17 Ursae Majoris 5.28
57 57 Ursae Majoris 5.30 127.7
61 61 Ursae Majoris 5.31 31.1
74 74 Ursae Majoris 5.37 83
82 82 Ursae Majoris 5.46 293
A 2 2 Ursae Majoris 5.47 185.5
70 70 Ursae Majoris 5.54
59 59 Ursae Majoris 5.56
6 6 Ursae Majoris 5.57
42 42 Ursae Majoris 5.57
81 81 Ursae Majoris 5.60 243.2...
π¹ 3 Pi-1 Ursae Majoris, Muscida 5.64 46.5
43 43 Ursae Majoris 5.66
73 73 Ursae Majoris 5.68
84 84 Ursae Majoris 5.68
86 86 Ursae Majoris 5.70 268
b 5 5 Ursae Majoris 5.72
62 62 Ursae Majoris 5.73 121
32 32 Ursae Majoris 5.74
22 22 Ursae Majoris 5.77
39 39 Ursae Majoris 5.79
71 71 Ursae Majoris 5.82
66 66 Ursae Majoris 5.83
58 58 Ursae Majoris 5.94
51 51 Ursae Majoris 6.01
76 76 Ursae Majoris 6.02
75 75 Ursae Majoris 6.07
60 60 Ursae Majoris 6.09
35 35 Ursae Majoris 6.32
41 41 Ursae Majoris 6.34
68 68 Ursae Majoris 6.34
Groombridge 1830 6.42 29.9
28 28 Ursae Majoris 6.51
65 65 Ursae Majoris 6.54 929
71 71 Ursae Majoris 7.09
40 40 Ursae Majoris 7.22
Lalande 21185 7.48 8.2
  • nearby, has possible planets
W Ursae Majoris 7.75v 162
Winnecke 4, M40 9.0 510
SZ Ursae Majoris 9.31v
CF Ursae Majoris 12.00v
WX Ursae Majoris 14.4v

RA10h2m59.77s D55º46'37.28 - MARÍA 24021980 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 62.57.90.67 (talk) 09:13, August 23, 2007 (UTC)