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 Var 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, Dhruva; classical Cepheid, Vmax = 1.97m, Vmin = 2.00m, P = 3.9696 d
β UMi β 7 131873 72607 14h 50m 42.40s +74° 09 19.7 2.07 −0.87 126 K4IIIvar Kochab, Kokab, Kochah; suspected variable, Vmax = 2.02m, Vmin = 2.08m, has a planet (b)
γ UMi γ 13 137422 75097 15h 20m 43.75s +71° 50 02.3 3.04 −2.84 480 A3II-III Pherkad, Pherkad Major; δ Sct variable, ΔV = 0.05m, P = 0.143009 d
ε UMi ε 22 153751 82080 16h 45m 58.16s +82° 02 14.1 4.21 −0.92 346 G5IIIvar RS CVn variable, Vmax = 4.19m, Vmin = 4.23m, P = 39.4809 d
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 RR 132813 73199 14h 57m 35.12s +65° 55 56.6 4.63 −0.80 398 M5III semiregular variable, Vmax = 4.44m, Vmin = 4.85m, P = 43.3 d
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 suspected variable
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)
HD 136064 136064 74605 15h 14m 38.00s +67° 20 51.6 5.15 3.13 83 F9IV
HD 124730 124730 69373 14h 12m 04.05s +69° 25 57.6 5.18 −0.50 445 M2III variable star, ΔV = 0.010m, P = 4.43184 d
19 UMi 19 146926 79280 16h 10m 49.53s +75° 52 39.1 5.48 −1.07 665 B8V
HD 118904 118904 66435 13h 37m 11.05s +71° 14 32.2 5.50 0.05 400 K2III
HD 149681 149681 80480 16h 25m 43.53s +78° 57 49.0 5.55 2.42 138 F0V
HD 133002 133002 72573 14h 50m 19.63s +82° 30 45.0 5.63 2.45 141 F9V
HD 140227 140227 76519 15h 37m 39.21s +69° 16 59.6 5.65 −1.51 881 M0III
HD 145622 145622 78661 16h 03m 31.40s +76° 47 38.0 5.73 −0.53 581 A3V
HD 158996 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
HD 117187 117187 65536 13h 26m 08.02s +72° 23 29.4 5.82 −1.63 1009 M1III
HD 120084 120084 66903 13h 42m 39.38s +78° 03 51.6 5.91 0.96 318 G7III: has a planet (b)
HD 152303 152303 81854 16h 43m 06.14s +77° 30 48.5 5.99 3.21 117 F4V
HD 147321 147321 79601 16h 14m 33.47s +73° 23 41.3 6.02 −0.78 748 A3V
VX UMi VX 155154 83317 17h 01m 40.08s +75° 17 51.6 6.17 2.91 146 F0IVn γ Dor variable
HD 135384 135384 74272 15h 10m 44.40s +67° 46 51.8 6.18 0.23 504 A8Vn
HD 133994 133994 73706 15h 03m 57.73s +65° 55 11.0 6.22 0.45 464 A2Vs
UY UMi UY 107192 59767 12h 15m 20.67s +87° 42 00.0 6.27 2.93 152 F2V γ Dor variable
HD 129245 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 semiregular variable
HD 107113 107113 59879 12h 16m 49.35s +86° 26 09.0 6.33 3.34 129 F4V
HD 151623 151623 81428 16h 37m 52.81s +78° 55 06.8 6.33 0.81 414 G9III
HD 150275 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
HD 113889 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
HD 5914 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 has a planet (b)
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
U UMi U 125556 69816 14h 17m 19.90s +66° 47 39.2 7.10 858 M6-8e Mira variable, Vmax = 7.1m, Vmin = 13m, P = 330.92 d
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
S UMi S 139492 75847 15h 29m 34.57s +78° 38 00.3 7.5 2450 M6.5-7.5e Mira variable, Vmax = 7.5m, Vmin = <13.2m, P = 331 d
V UMi V 119227 66562 13h 38m 41.07s +74° 18 36.3 7.81 1280 M... semiregular variable, Vmax = 7.06m, Vmin = 8.7m, P = 73 d
W UMi W 150265 79069 16h 08m 27.28s +86° 11 59.6 8.65 1600 A2V Algol variable, Vmax = 8.51m, Vmin = 9.59m, P = 1.7011576 d
RU UMi RU 13h 38m 56.81s +69° 48 11.2 10.24 A2 β Lyr variable, Vmax = 10m, Vmin = 10.66m, P = 0.52492618 d
Z UMi Z 15h 02m 01.48s +83° 03 48.7 11.40 C R CrB variable, Vmax = 10.8m, Vmin = 19.0m, P = 130 d
T UMi T 118556 13h 34m 41.12s +73° 25 53.0 11.46 M6e Mira variable, Vmax = 7.8m, Vmin = 15m, P = 301 d
SS UMi SS 15h 51m 22.34s +71° 45 11.9 12.6 CV SU UMa variable, Vmax = 12.6m, Vmin = 17.6m, P = 0.06778 d
WD 1337+705 66578 13h 38m 50.48s +70° 17 07.7 12.77 85.14 DA2.4 white dwarf
H1504+65 15h 02m 09.62s +66° 12 18.6 15.9 DZ... possible pre-white-dwarf star
Calvera 14h 12m 56.0s +79° 22 04 625 pulsar
RW UMi RW 16h 47m 54.75s +77° 02 12.2 DQ Her variable
WISE 1506+7027 15h 06m 49.89s +70° 27 36.2 11.1 T6 brown dwarf
Table legend:

  Name = Proper name.
  B = Bayer designation.
  F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation.
  Var = Variable star 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 [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.].

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