List of Stars in Ursa Minor

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Ursa Minor, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name B F HD HIP RA Dec vis.
mag.
abs.
mag.
Dist. (ly) Sp. class Notes
Polaris α 1 8890 11767 02h 31m 47.08s +89° 15′ 50.9″ 1.97 −3.64 431 F7:Ib-IIv SB Pole Star, Lodestar, Alruccabah, Cynosura, Phoenice, Tramontana, Angel Stern, Navigatoria, Star of Arcady, Yilduz, Mismar, Polyarnaya; Cepheid variable; Dhruva
β UMi β 7 131873 72607 14h 50m 42.40s +74° 09′ 19.7″ 2.07 −0.87 126 K4IIIvar Kochab, Kokab, Kochah
γ UMi γ 13 137422 75097 15h 20m 43.75s +71° 50′ 02.3″ 3.00 −2.84 480 A3II-III Pherkad, Pherkad Major; δ Sct variable
ε UMi ε 22 153751 82080 16h 45m 58.16s +82° 02′ 14.1″ 4.21 −0.92 346 G5IIIvar Urodelus; RS CVn variable
5 UMi 5 127700 70692 14h 27m 31.52s +75° 41′ 45.4″ 4.25 −0.87 345 K4III
ζ UMi ζ 16 142105 77055 15h 44m 03.46s +77° 47′ 40.2″ 4.29 −1.02 376 A3Vn Ahfa al Farkadain
δ UMi δ 23 166205 85822 17h 32m 12.90s +86° 35′ 10.8″ 4.35 0.61 183 A1Vn Yildun, Gildun, Vildiur, Yilduz, Pherkard
RR UMi 132813 73199 14h 57m 35.12s +65° 55′ 56.6″ 4.63 −0.80 398 M5III variable star
4 UMi 4 124547 69112 14h 08m 51.01s +77° 32′ 50.8″ 4.80 −1.13 500 K3III
η UMi η 21 148048 79822 16h 17m 30.50s +75° 45′ 16.9″ 4.95 2.58 97 F5V Anwar al Farkadain, Alasco
θ UMi θ 15 139669 76008 15h 31m 25.05s +77° 20′ 57.6″ 5.00 −2.03 832 K5III
11 UMi 11 136726 74793 15h 17m 05.88s +71° 49′ 26.0″ 5.02 −0.37 389 K4III Pherkad Minor; has a planet (b)
136064 74605 15h 14m 38.00s +67° 20′ 51.6″ 5.15 3.13 83 F9IV
124730 69373 14h 12m 04.05s +69° 25′ 57.6″ 5.18 −0.50 445 M2III
19 UMi 19 146926 79280 16h 10m 49.53s +75° 52′ 39.1″ 5.48 −1.07 665 B8V
118904 66435 13h 37m 11.05s +71° 14′ 32.2″ 5.50 0.05 400 K2III
149681 80480 16h 25m 43.53s +78° 57′ 49.0″ 5.55 2.42 138 F0V
133002 72573 14h 50m 19.63s +82° 30′ 45.0″ 5.63 2.45 141 F9V
140227 76519 15h 37m 39.21s +69° 16′ 59.6″ 5.65 −1.51 881 M0III
145622 78661 16h 03m 31.40s +76° 47′ 38.0″ 5.73 −0.53 581 A3V
158996 84769 17h 19m 37.05s +80° 08′ 11.0″ 5.74 −1.67 991 K5III
24 UMi 24 166926 85699 17h 30m 46.97s +86° 58′ 04.9″ 5.78 2.38 156 A2m
117187 65536 13h 26m 08.02s +72° 23′ 29.4″ 5.82 −1.63 1009 M1III
120084 66903 13h 42m 39.38s +78° 03′ 51.6″ 5.91 0.96 318 G7III:
152303 81854 16h 43m 06.14s +77° 30′ 48.5″ 5.99 3.21 117 F4V
147321 79601 16h 14m 33.47s +73° 23′ 41.3″ 6.02 −0.78 748 A3V
HD 155154 VX UMi 155154 83317 17h 01m 40.08s +75° 17′ 51.6″ 6.17 2.91 146 F0IVn γ Doradus variable
135384 74272 15h 10m 44.40s +67° 46′ 51.8″ 6.18 0.23 504 A8Vn
133994 73706 15h 03m 57.73s +65° 55′ 11.0″ 6.22 0.45 464 A2Vs
UY UMi 107192 59767 12h 15m 20.67s +87° 42′ 00.0″ 6.27 2.93 152 F2V γ Doradus variable
129245 71196 14h 33m 38.62s +79° 39′ 36.8″ 6.27 0.52 461 K3III
λ UMi λ 183030 84535 17h 16m 57.26s +89° 02′ 15.8″ 6.31 −0.84 876 M1III
107113 59879 12h 16m 49.35s +86° 26′ 09.0″ 6.33 3.34 129 F4V
151623 81428 16h 37m 52.81s +78° 55′ 06.8″ 6.33 0.81 414 G9III
150275 80850 16h 30m 39.08s +77° 26′ 45.1″ 6.35 0.87 408 K1III
20 UMi 20 147142 79420 16h 12m 32.20s +75° 12′ 38.1″ 6.36 −0.49 765 K2IV
113889 63822 13h 04m 49.78s +73° 01′ 29.8″ 6.43 1.01 396 F0V
3 UMi 3 124063 68956 14h 06m 56.48s +74° 35′ 37.5″ 6.43 0.79 438 A7V
5914 7283 01h 33m 48.52s +89° 00′ 56.6″ 6.46 1.49 321 A3V
π1 UMi A π1 139777 75809 15h 29m 11.97s +80° 26′ 54.0″ 6.57 4.85 72 G8IV-V+...
9 UMi 9 133621 73440 15h 00m 27.71s +71° 45′ 54.9″ 6.64 4.00 110 G0
8 UMi 8 133086 73136 14h 56m 48.32s +74° 54′ 03.3″ 6.83 0.95 489 K0
π2 UMi π2 18 141652 76695 15h 39m 38.72s +79° 58′ 59.2″ 6.89 1.54 384 F2
HD 150706 150706 80902 16h 31m 17.59s +79° 47′ 23.2″ 7.03 4.85 89 G0 has an unconfirmed planet
π1 UMi B π1 139813 75829 15h 29m 24.36s +80° 27′ 00.0″ 7.30 5.62 71 G5
14 UMi 14 137686 75152 15h 21m 30.52s +73° 28′ 35.1″ 7.38 3.51 194 F5
Calvera 14h 12m 56.0s +79° 22′ 04″ 625 X Neutron star
Table Legend:

• Name = Proper name.
• B = Bayer designation.
• F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation.
• HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number.
• HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number.
• RA = Right Ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0.
• Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0.

• vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or mv), also known as apparent magnitude.
• abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (Mv).
• Dist. (ly) = Distance in light years from Earth.
• Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system.
• Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties .

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