Talk:List of stars in Ursa Minor

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Etymologies

Etymologies don't fit into the table; please add them in respective star articles with sources.--JyriL ^talk 13:16, 29 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Merged. kwami (talk) 01: 53, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

BD	F	Names and other designations	Mag.	Ly away	Comments
α	1	Polaris, Alpha Ursae Minoris, Pole Star, Lodestar, Alruccabah, Cynosura, Phoenice, Tramontana, Angel Stern, Navigatoria, Star of Arcady, Yilduz, Mismar, Polyarnaya	1.97	431	< cynosūra < κυνόσουρα "The dog’s tail" Cepheid variable
β	7	Beta Ursae Minoris, Kochab, Kokab, Kochah	2.07	126	< الكوكب الشمالي az-kawkab aš-šamāliyy The north star (lit. heavenly body) [named when it was the pole star]
γ	13	Gamma Ursae Minoris, Pherkad, Pherkad Major	3.00	480	< فرقد farqad calf < ? alifa al farkadayn The dimmer of the two calves [along with the brighter Kochab]. Delta Scuti type variable star
ε	22	Epsilon Ursae Minoris, Urodelus	4.21	347	< ουροδηλος urodēlos conspicuous tail (of the dog/bear) RS Canum Venaticorum type variable star
	2	2 Ursae Minoris	4.24
	5	5 Ursae Minoris	4.25
ζ	16	Zeta Ursae Minoris, Alifa al Farkadain	4.29	376	< ? alifa al farkadayn The dimmer of the two calves [originally applied to Pherkad]
δ	23	Delta Ursae Minoris, Yildun, Gildun, Vildiur, Yilduz, Pherkard	4.36	183	< Turkish yıldız star
	4	4 Ursae Minoris	4.80
η	21	Eta Ursae Minoris, Anwar al Farkadain, Alasco	4.95	97.3	< ? anwar al-farkadayn The brighter of the two calves [originally applied to Kochab]
θ	15	Theta Ursae Minoris	5.00	830
	11	11 Ursae Minoris, Pherkad Minor	5.02
	19	19 Ursae Minoris	5.48
	18	18 Ursae Minoris	5.73
	24	24 Ursae Minoris	5.78
λ		Lambda Ursae Minoris	6.31	880
	20	20 Ursae Minoris	6.36
	3	3 Ursae Minoris	6.43
π¹		Pi-1 Ursae Minoris	6.58	70.8	double star; component magnitudes: 6.9, 7.8
	9	9 Ursae Minoris	6.64
	8	8 Ursae Minoris	6.83
π²		Pi-2 Ursae Minoris	6.89	384
	14	14 Ursae Minoris	7.52