Constellation
The constellation Ursa Major
UMa
Ursa Major gathers 124 naked-eye stars —down to magnitude 6— in Stelvia's catalogue. The brightest is Alioth, and the constellation reaches its highest point of the night around March.
Ursa Major in figures
- Catalogued stars
- 124
- Brightest star
- Alioth
- Region of the sky
- Northern sky
- Highest around
- March
- With a proper name
- 19
- Nearest star
- 61 Ursae Majoris
Those visible to the naked eye, down to magnitude 6
Apparent magnitude 1.76
Declination from 32° to 73°
Month when it culminates at midnight
Stars with a traditional name, not just a catalogue designation
31 light years
These figures are computed over Stelvia's catalogue —stars visible to the naked eye, down to magnitude 6—, not over the constellation's real total: the count, the brightest and the nearest all refer to that catalogue. The region of the sky comes from the median declination of its stars; the month, from their mean right ascension.
Every star in Ursa Major
The 124 stars of Ursa Major catalogued by Stelvia, from the brightest to the faintest. Each one has its own page.
- AliothEpsilon Ursae Majoris1.76
- DubheAlpha Ursae Majoris1.81
- AlkaidEta Ursae Majoris1.85
- MizarZeta Ursae Majoris2.23
- MerakBeta Ursae Majoris2.34
- PhecdaGamma Ursae Majoris2.41
- Psi Ursae Majoris3.00
- Tania AustralisMu Ursae Majoris3.06
- TalithaIota Ursae Majoris3.12
- Theta Ursae Majoris3.17
- MegrezDelta Ursae Majoris3.32
- MuscidaOmicron Ursae Majoris3.35
- Tania BorealisLambda Ursae Majoris3.45
- Alula BorealisNu Ursae Majoris3.49
- AlkaphrahKappa Ursae Majoris3.57
- 23 Ursae Majoris3.65
- TaiyangshouChi Ursae Majoris3.69
- Upsilon Ursae Majoris3.78
- Zeta Ursae Majoris3.95
- Alcor3.99
- Alula AustralisXi Ursae Majoris4.33
- 15 Ursae Majoris4.46
- 26 Ursae Majoris4.47
- 24 Ursae Majoris4.54
- Phi Ursae Majoris4.55
- Pi 2 Ursae Majoris4.59
- 83 Ursae Majoris4.63
- Omega Ursae Majoris4.66
- Tau Ursae Majoris4.67
- HIP 516584.72
- Rho Ursae Majoris4.74
- 55 Ursae Majoris4.76
- Alula Australis BXi Ursae Majoris4.80
- Sigma 2 Ursae Majoris4.80
- 18 Ursae Majoris4.80
- 36 Ursae Majoris4.82
- 78 Ursae Majoris4.93
- HIP 509334.94
- 56 Ursae Majoris4.99
- HIP 524255.01
- 46 Ursae Majoris5.02
- Chalawan5.03
- 49 Ursae Majoris5.06
- HIP 481135.08
- HIP 479655.09
- 38 Ursae Majoris5.12
- 44 Ursae Majoris5.12
- Sigma 1 Ursae Majoris5.15
- 27 Ursae Majoris5.15
- 37 Ursae Majoris5.16
- 16 Ursae Majoris5.18
- HIP 524695.18
- 67 Ursae Majoris5.22
- 31 Ursae Majoris5.27
- HIP 574775.27
- 17 Ursae Majoris5.28
- 57 Ursae Majoris5.30
- 61 Ursae Majoris5.31
- HIP 402155.34
- 74 Ursae Majoris5.37
- Intercrus5.40
- HIP 657285.40
- HIP 562905.46
- 82 Ursae Majoris5.46
- 2 Ursae Majoris5.47
- HIP 537815.47
- HIP 446135.48
- HIP 490055.50
- 70 Ursae Majoris5.54
- HIP 521365.55
- 59 Ursae Majoris5.56
- 6 Ursae Majoris5.57
- 42 Ursae Majoris5.57
- HIP 586545.59
- 81 Ursae Majoris5.60
- Pi 1 Ursae Majoris5.63
- HIP 565105.63
- HIP 423725.66
- 43 Ursae Majoris5.66
- 73 Ursae Majoris5.68
- 84 Ursae Majoris5.68
- 86 Ursae Majoris5.70
- HIP 493635.71
- HIP 545225.71
- 5 Ursae Majoris5.72
- HIP 475945.72
- HIP 407725.73
- HIP 507865.73
- HIP 533775.73
- HIP 557975.73
- 62 Ursae Majoris5.73
- HIP 576705.73
- HIP 445045.74
- 32 Ursae Majoris5.74
- HIP 523385.74
- 22 Ursae Majoris5.77
- HIP 459155.79
- 39 Ursae Majoris5.79
- HIP 599205.80
- 71 Ursae Majoris5.82
- HIP 560355.83
- 66 Ursae Majoris5.83
- HIP 625125.83
- HIP 631435.84
- HIP 488935.86
- HIP 506855.88
- HIP 550865.88
- HIP 624025.88
- HIP 416765.89
- HIP 545375.89
- HIP 424525.91
- HIP 532575.91
- HIP 454615.93
- 58 Ursae Majoris5.94
- HIP 525775.95
- HIP 584605.95
- HIP 455905.96
- HIP 474015.96
- HIP 488025.97
- HIP 674855.97
- HIP 537265.99
- HIP 408896.00
- HIP 505466.00
- HIP 512006.00
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