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Mizar

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Distance to Earth82. 84 light years
Magnitude2. 23
Constellation Ursa Major
CoordinatesRA 13h 23m 56s | Dec +54° 55′ 31″
Star system Mizar and Alcor
Apparent magnitude (V)2. 23
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID1300271
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About Mizar


Mizar is a second-magnitude star in the handle of the Big Dipper asterism in the constellation of Ursa Major. It has the Bayer designation ζ Ursae Majoris. It forms a well-known naked eye double star with the fainter star Alcor, and is itself a quadruple star system.

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