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Bright stars in Ursa Major - Full list

The table below lists all the stars in the Ursa Major constellation which are brighter than magnitude 6.5 (approximate). The list includes 223 stars. Click on each star to see more details about it.

HR Number(*) Star designation Proper name Visual magnitude Color Notes
HR4905 ε Ursae Majoris Alioth 1.77 ⬤ Variable;
HR4301 α Ursae Majoris Dubhe 1.79 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR5191 η Ursae Majoris Alkaid 1.86 ⬤ Variable;
HR5054 ζ Ursae Majoris Mizar 2.27 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR4295 β Ursae Majoris Merak 2.37 ⬤ Variable;
HR4554 γ Ursae Majoris Phecda 2.44 ⬤ Variable;
HR4335 ψ Ursae Majoris 3.01 ⬤
HR4069 μ Ursae Majoris Tania Australis 3.05 ⬤ Variable;
HR3569 ι Ursae Majoris Talitha 3.14 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR3775 θ Ursae Majoris 3.17 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR4660 δ Ursae Majoris Megrez 3.31 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR3323 ο Ursae Majoris Muscida 3.36 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR4033 λ Ursae Majoris Tania Borealis 3.45 ⬤
HR4377 ν Ursae Majoris Alula Borealis 3.48 ⬤ Double;
HR3594 κ Ursae Majoris Alkaphrah 3.6 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR3757 23 Ursae Majoris 3.67 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR4518 χ Ursae Majoris Taiyangshou 3.71 ⬤ Variable;
HR3888 υ Ursae Majoris 3.8 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR5055 ζ Ursae Majoris 3.95 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR5062 80 Ursae Majoris Alcor 4.01 ⬤ Variable;
HR4375 ξ Ursae Majoris Alula Australis 4.41 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR3619 15 Ursae Majoris 4.48 ⬤
HR3799 26 Ursae Majoris 4.5 ⬤
HR3771 24 Ursae Majoris 4.56 ⬤ Variable;
HR3894 φ Ursae Majoris 4.59 ⬤ Double;
HR3403 π2 Ursae Majoris 4.6 ⬤
HR5154 83 Ursae Majoris 4.66 ⬤ Variable;
HR3624 τ Ursae Majoris 4.67 ⬤ Multiple;
HR4248 ω Ursae Majoris 4.71 ⬤
HR4132 4.75 ⬤ Double;
HR3576 ρ Ursae Majoris 4.76 ⬤ Variable;
HR4380 55 Ursae Majoris 4.78 ⬤
HR3616 σ2 Ursae Majoris 4.8 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR3662 18 Ursae Majoris 4.83 ⬤ Variable;
HR4112 36 Ursae Majoris 4.84 ⬤ Multiple;
HR4374 ξ Ursae Majoris 4.87 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR4931 78 Ursae Majoris 4.93 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR4072 4.97 ⬤ Variable;
HR4392 56 Ursae Majoris 4.99 ⬤
HR4181 5 ⬤
HR4258 46 Ursae Majoris 5.03 ⬤
HR4277 47 Ursae Majoris Chalawan 5.05 ⬤
HR4288 49 Ursae Majoris 5.08 ⬤
HR3881 5.09 ⬤
HR4246 44 Ursae Majoris 5.1 ⬤
HR4178 38 Ursae Majoris 5.12 ⬤ Variable;
HR3648 16 Ursae Majoris 5.13 ⬤
HR3609 σ1 Ursae Majoris 5.14 ⬤
HR4141 37 Ursae Majoris 5.16 ⬤
HR3839 27 Ursae Majoris 5.17 ⬤
HR4191 5.18 ⬤ Multiple;
HR3870 5.2 ⬤ Variable;
HR4594 67 Ursae Majoris 5.21 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR4521 5.27 ⬤
HR3660 17 Ursae Majoris 5.27 ⬤ Variable;
HR3917 31 Ursae Majoris 5.27 ⬤ Variable;
HR4422 57 Ursae Majoris 5.31 ⬤ Multiple;
HR3182 5.32 ⬤
HR4496 61 Ursae Majoris 5.33 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR4760 74 Ursae Majoris 5.35 ⬤
HR5085 5.4 ⬤ Multiple;
HR3743 Intercrus 5.41 ⬤ Multiple;
HR5142 82 Ursae Majoris 5.46 ⬤
HR3698 5.47 ⬤ Variable;
HR4280 5.47 ⬤
HR3354 2 Ursae Majoris 5.47 ⬤
HR4439 5.48 ⬤ Double;
HR3939 5.48 ⬤
HR4800 5.5 ⬤ Variable;
HR4165 5.52 ⬤
HR4701 70 Ursae Majoris 5.55 ⬤
HR4236 42 Ursae Majoris 5.58 ⬤
HR3531 6 Ursae Majoris 5.58 ⬤
HR4593 5.59 ⬤
HR4477 59 Ursae Majoris 5.59 ⬤
HR5109 81 Ursae Majoris 5.6 ⬤ Variable;
HR4457 5.63 ⬤
HR3391 π1 Ursae Majoris 5.64 ⬤
HR3400 5.66 ⬤
HR4235 43 Ursae Majoris 5.67 ⬤
HR3838 5.69 ⬤
HR4536 5.7 ⬤
HR4745 73 Ursae Majoris 5.7 ⬤
HR5187 84 Ursae Majoris 5.7 ⬤ Variable;
HR5238 86 Ursae Majoris 5.7 ⬤
HR3245 5.71 ⬤ Variable;
HR4256 5.72 ⬤
HR3768 22 Ursae Majoris 5.72 ⬤ Variable;
HR3505 5 Ursae Majoris 5.73 ⬤
HR4501 62 Ursae Majoris 5.73 ⬤ Double;
HR3954 5.74 ⬤
HR4333 5.74 ⬤ Variable;
HR4407 5.75 ⬤
HR3592 5.75 ⬤
HR4176 5.75 ⬤
HR4067 5.76 ⬤
HR4187 39 Ursae Majoris 5.8 ⬤
HR4672 5.81 ⬤
HR4726 71 Ursae Majoris 5.81 ⬤
HR4917 5.82 ⬤ Multiple;
HR4026 32 Ursae Majoris 5.82 ⬤
HR4421 5.83 ⬤
HR3918 5.83 ⬤
HR4566 66 Ursae Majoris 5.84 ⬤
HR4867 5.85 ⬤
HR4367 5.88 ⬤
HR3303 5.88 ⬤
HR4336 5.89 ⬤ Variable;
HR4859 5.89 ⬤
HR3408 5.91 ⬤
HR3922 5.93 ⬤
HR4243 5.93 ⬤ Multiple;
HR3824 5.94 ⬤
HR4431 58 Ursae Majoris 5.94 ⬤
HR3603 5.95 ⬤
HR4047 5.96 ⬤
HR3645 5.96 ⬤
HR5213 5.96 ⬤
HR4581 5.96 ⬤ Double;
HR3676 5.97 ⬤
HR3236 5.98 ⬤ Multiple;
HR4278 6 ⬤
HR4052 6 ⬤
HR4046 6 ⬤
HR4195 6 ⬤ Variable;
HR4309 51 Ursae Majoris 6 ⬤ Multiple;
HR4391 6.02 ⬤
HR4096 6.02 ⬤
HR4285 6.02 ⬤ Double;
HR5169 6.02 ⬤
HR4264 6.03 ⬤
HR4330 6.06 ⬤ Variable;
HR4833 76 Ursae Majoris 6.07 ⬤
HR4762 75 Ursae Majoris 6.08 ⬤
HR4480 60 Ursae Majoris 6.1 ⬤
HR4108 6.12 ⬤
HR4610 6.13 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR3697 6.13 ⬤ Multiple;
HR4953 6.14 ⬤
HR3958 6.14 ⬤
HR4474 6.14 ⬤
HR5280 6.15 ⬤
HR4654 6.16 ⬤
HR4275 6.17 ⬤ Variable;
HR3859 6.17 ⬤
HR3470 6.2 ⬤
HR4383 6.21 ⬤
HR4767 6.21 ⬤
HR4569 6.22 ⬤
HR3436 6.22 ⬤
HR3506 6.25 ⬤
HR4008 6.25 ⬤ Variable;
HR4545 6.27 ⬤ Double;
HR3911 6.27 ⬤ Double;
HR4500 6.27 ⬤
HR4482 6.27 ⬤
HR4424 6.28 ⬤
HR3722 6.28 ⬤
HR5153 6.29 ⬤ Variable;
HR3929 6.3 ⬤
HR3885 6.31 ⬤
HR3332 6.31 ⬤
HR3725 6.31 ⬤ Double;
HR5148 6.32 ⬤ Double;
HR4412 6.32 ⬤
HR4106 35 Ursae Majoris 6.32 ⬤
HR4351 6.33 ⬤ Double;
HR5076 6.34 ⬤
HR3865 28 Ursae Majoris 6.34 ⬤ Double;
HR4202 41 Ursae Majoris 6.34 ⬤
HR4430 6.35 ⬤ Variable;
HR4103 6.35 ⬤
HR5256 6.37 ⬤
HR4493 6.37 ⬤
HR4840 6.38 ⬤ Variable;
HR3854 6.39 ⬤
HR4286 6.39 ⬤
HR4215 6.39 ⬤
HR4340 6.4 ⬤ Variable;
HR4452 6.4 ⬤
HR3263 6.41 ⬤
HR4427 6.41 ⬤
HR4345 6.41 ⬤ Multiple;
HR3405 6.42 ⬤
HR4574 6.42 ⬤ Multiple;
HR4435 6.42 ⬤
HR4283 6.43 ⬤
HR4044 6.43 ⬤ Double;
HR4388 6.43 ⬤
HR4641 68 Ursae Majoris 6.43 ⬤
HR4098 6.44 ⬤ Double;
HR4242 6.44 ⬤
HR4486 6.44 ⬤ Multiple;
HR3608 6.45 ⬤
HR3747 6.45 ⬤
HR3221 6.45 ⬤ Multiple;
HR4051 6.45 ⬤
HR4550 6.45 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR4131 6.45 ⬤
HR5302 6.46 ⬤
HR5216 6.46 ⬤
HR4481 6.46 ⬤ Double;
HR3855 6.47 ⬤
HR3401 6.48 ⬤
HR5133 6.48 ⬤ Double;
HR5126 6.49 ⬤
HR4562 6.49 ⬤
HR5177 6.5 ⬤
HR5070 6.5 ⬤
HR4363 6.5 ⬤ Double;
HR4584 6.5 ⬤
HR3797 6.52 ⬤
HR4936 6.53 ⬤
HR4974 6.54 ⬤ Double;
HR3633 6.55 ⬤
HR4436 6.56 ⬤
HR4572 6.62 ⬤
HR4344 6.63 ⬤
HR4241 6.65 ⬤
HR4021 6.66 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR4575 6.76 ⬤
HR3778 6.76 ⬤
HR4561 65 Ursae Majoris 7.03 ⬤ Multiple;

(*) HR stands for Harvard Revised Bright Star Catalogue, which is also known as the Yale Catalogue of Bright Stars.