Knowledge

Beta Ursae Minoris

Source 📝

43: 2655: 50: 1026:' lighting the North. As precession continued, by the year 1100 BCE, Kochab was within roughly 7° of the north celestial pole, with old references over-emphasizing this near pass by referring to Beta Ursae Minoris as "Polaris", relating it to the current pole star, 1567:
Baines, Ellyn K.; Armstrong, J. Thomas; Clark, James H.; Gorney, Jim; Hutter, Donald J.; Jorgensen, Anders M.; Kyte, Casey; Mozurkewich, David; Nisley, Ishara; Sanborn, Jason; Schmitt, Henrique R.; Belle, Gerard T. van (November 2021).
793:(IAU-WGSN) to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The IAU-WGSN's first bulletin, July 2016, included a table of the first two batches of names approved by the IAU-WGSN, which included 1041:
from around 1700 BCE until just after 300 CE. Neither star was as close to the north celestial pole as Polaris is now. Today, they are sometimes referred to as the "Guardians of the Pole".
1869: 1946: 1081:
Estimated to be around 2.95 billion years old, give or take 1 billion years, Kochab was announced to have a planetary companion around 6.1 times as
1938: 2727: 1269: 765:, both of which are broadly used to describe a celestial body and can be translated as 'planet' or 'star'. (The Hebrew term was also applied to the planet 557: 1881: 1637: 1037:. After 2000 BCE, Kochab and a new star, its neighbor Pherkad, were closer to the pole and together served as twin pole stars, circling the 1786: 399: 1912: 561: 1815: 2022: 1916: 1303: 769:, especially due to its lack of distinguishing features in comparison to other visible planets.) However, it is more likely derived from 1692: 2717: 2712: 1988: 1853: 2175: 2040: 1340:"Local kinematics of K and M giants from CORAVEL / Hipparcos / Tycho-2 data: Revisiting the concept of superclusters" 2096: 1950: 1669: 2697: 2091: 1908: 1782: 786: 889:
as the Sun, but through a surface more than 1,470 times larger than the Sun's surface area, hence at a lower
2722: 2200: 1570:"Angular Diameters and Fundamental Parameters of Forty-four Stars from the Navy Precision Optical Interferometer" 71: 1267:
Johnson, H.L.; Iriarte, B.; Mitchell, R.I.; Wisniewskj, W.Z. (1966). "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars".
1106: 955:
frequencies depending sensitively on the star's mass. From this, a much lower mass estimate of 1.3 ± 0.3 
466: 2692: 2195: 1015: 790: 541: 2707: 2702: 2184: 1517: 1459: 1344: 1213: 1019: 816: 1030:, which is slightly brighter and will have a much closer alignment of less than 0.5° by 2100 CE. 951:. The star is known to undergo periodic variations in luminosity over roughly 4.6 days, with the 2370: 941: 668: 553: 1778: 1338:
Famaey, B.; Jorissen, A.; Luri, X.; Mayor, M.; Udry, S.; Dejonghe, H.; Turon, C. (12 January 2005).
2168: 1397: 1808: 2682: 2677: 2495: 2471: 2014: 874: 545: 133: 17: 1904: 1455:"Planetary companions in K giants β Cancri, μ Leonis, and β Ursae Minoris" 2579: 2448: 2287: 2247: 1662:
A Dictionary of Modern Star Names: A short guide to 254 star names and their derivations
890: 717: 535: 407: 1627: 1540: 1482: 1367: 1316: 1236: 582: 2541: 2267: 2046: 1591: 1536: 1478: 1416: 1363: 1312: 1278: 1232: 1132: 979: 694: 648: 245: 1685: 1453:
Lee, B.-C.; Han, I.; Park, M.-G.; Mkrtichian, D.E.; Hatzes, A.P.; Kim, K.-M. (June 2014).
8: 2687: 2658: 2262: 2242: 2237: 2161: 2056: 1137: 1023: 937: 820: 782: 549: 1595: 1511:
Tarrant, N.J.; Chaplin, W.J.; Elsworth, Y.; Spreckley, S.A.; Stevens, I.R. (June 2008).
1420: 1324: 1283: 2551: 2252: 1740: 1581: 1526: 1468: 1406: 1353: 1222: 917: 886: 686: 266: 116: 2546: 2277: 2272: 2257: 2219: 1849: 1760: 1665: 1609: 1429: 1392: 1112: 1003: 910: 909:, fusing hydrogen into helium in a shell surrounding an inert helium core, or on the 882: 878: 836: 801: 725: 622: 494: 67: 990:, a star in the middle of the handle of the Big Dipper (Ursa Major), and later with 667:
and brightest star in Ursa Minor. Kochab is 16 degrees from Polaris and has an
2438: 2433: 2428: 2423: 2418: 2413: 2360: 2355: 2350: 2345: 2340: 2335: 2330: 2325: 1752: 1599: 1544: 1486: 1424: 1371: 1320: 1240: 1034: 983: 906: 766: 690: 595: 451: 443: 367: 229: 1980: 1549: 1512: 1491: 1454: 2515: 2408: 2403: 2398: 2393: 2388: 2383: 2378: 2320: 2315: 2310: 2305: 2300: 2295: 2086: 1376: 1339: 1245: 1208: 1082: 1007: 952: 828: 824: 753: 740: 380: 177: 92: 2060: 2630: 1976: 1604: 1569: 1391:
Park, Sunkyung; Kang, Wonseok; Lee, Jeong-Eun; Lee, Sang-Gak (21 August 2013).
1119: 519: 237: 217: 205: 42: 2153: 885:. This enlarged atmosphere is radiating 540 times as much light from its 2671: 1764: 1613: 901:.) This relatively low heat gives the star the typical orange-hued glow of a 898: 894: 652: 645: 194: 79: 2510: 1872:[Research resources – Chinese-English star name comparison table]. 1714: 1155: 1060: 347: 302: 1358: 902: 736: 429: 155: 144: 105: 2015:"The planet Earth: Ancient astronomy calendars, navigation, predictions" 1301:
Morgan, W.W.; Keenan, P.C. (September 1973). "Spectral Classification".
2638: 2556: 1038: 999: 995: 927: 698: 656: 360: 320: 252: 165: 84: 2533: 2505: 2500: 2479: 2461: 2456: 2126: 1715:"Geocentric Positions of Major Solar System Objects and Bright Stars" 1050: 1033:
This change in the identity of the pole stars is a result of Earth's
1011: 870: 680: 664: 832: 2612: 2607: 2602: 2597: 2592: 2587: 2051: 1756: 1586: 676: 508: 1531: 1473: 1411: 1227: 49: 2227: 2142: 2131: 1068: 1027: 991: 702: 660: 1266: 2570: 2135: 2119: 1632: 1510: 1142: 975: 683:
mission, yielding a value of 130.9 light-years (40.1 parsecs).
576: 421: 333: 257: 1839: 994:(in Ursa Minor). In fact, around the year 2467 BCE, the 987: 1947:
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
2210: 1101: 881:
where the outer envelope has expanded to 44 times the
819:') refers to an asterism consisting of Beta Ursae Minoris, 641: 604: 221: 209: 2034: 2032: 1566: 1513:"Oscillations in ß Ursae Minoris: Observations with SMEI" 1125: 971: 705:, very close to the line connecting Polaris with Kochab. 672: 610: 458: 2029: 1655: 1653: 1337: 607: 601: 1650: 1452: 1270:
Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
613: 2078: 1971: 1969: 1967: 598: 2009: 2007: 2005: 1393:"Wilson-Bappu effect: Extended to surface gravity" 944:-determined surface gravity yields 2.5 ± 0.9  905:. It is not known for certain if Kochab is on the 877:of K4 III. Kochab has reached a state in its 1809:"Bulletin of the IAU Working Group on Star Names" 897:. (The Sun's effective temperature is 5,772  2669: 1964: 1006:were well acquainted, as they aligned the great 1002:between Mizar and Kochab, a fact with which the 850:('the Second Star of North Pole'), representing 2183: 2002: 1448: 1446: 1444: 1442: 1440: 2629: 1880:] (in Chinese and English). Archived from 1659: 1390: 2169: 1913:National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1896: 1638:Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg 856: 851: 845: 840: 810: 805: 739:and has an uncertain meaning. It may be from 110:+74° 09′ 19.8142″ 2038: 1562: 1560: 1437: 1300: 1296: 1294: 920:, the mass of this star can be estimated as 776: 770: 760: 747: 671:of 2.08. The distance to this star from the 528: 2728:Planetary systems with one confirmed planet 1943:Australia Telescope, Outreach and Education 1862: 1304:Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics 1209:"Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction" 1206: 2176: 2162: 2532: 1833: 1738: 1664:(2nd, revised ed.). Sky Publishing. 1603: 1585: 1557: 1548: 1530: 1506: 1504: 1502: 1490: 1472: 1428: 1410: 1375: 1357: 1291: 1282: 1262: 1260: 1258: 1256: 1244: 1226: 1202: 1200: 1198: 1196: 1194: 1192: 1010:with it. This cycle of the succession of 70:J2000       1902: 1848:] (in Chinese). Taiwan: 台灣書房出版有限公司 1771: 1054: 1049: 1046: 1801: 1741:"The Hebrew Names of the Seven Planets" 1678: 1384: 1018:. Kochab and Mizar were referred to by 201: 14: 2670: 1499: 1253: 1207:van Leeuwen, F. (November 2007). 1189: 978:became less and less aligned with the 940:-measured radius of this star and its 689:can use Kochab as a precise guide for 2157: 2084: 2039:Benningfield, Damond (14 June 2015). 1975: 1931: 1620: 1331: 59:Location of β Ursae Minoris (circled) 1779:"Division C WG Star Names" 982:, Kochab became one "pillar" of the 27:Star in the constellation Ursa Minor 1739:Stieglitz, Robert R. (April 1981). 1325:10.1146/annurev.aa.11.090173.000333 1076: 965: 757: 744: 213: 24: 1949:. 21 December 2004. Archived from 916:By modelling this star based upon 659:), and only slightly fainter than 25: 2739: 1919:from the original on 15 July 2010 1660:Kunitzsch, P.; Smart, T. (2006). 998:was best determined by drawing a 839:for Beta Ursae Minoris itself is 2654: 2653: 2092:Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia 2025:from the original on 2020-10-03. 1909:NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 1783:International Astronomical Union 1085:with an orbit of 522 days. 787:International Astronomical Union 594: 527:Kocab, Kochah, 7 Ursae Minoris, 48: 41: 2201:Ursa Minor in Chinese astronomy 2099:from the original on 2017-03-12 1991:from the original on 2018-06-25 1821:from the original on 2016-09-09 1789:from the original on 2016-06-10 1745:Journal of Near Eastern Studies 1732: 1707: 1695:from the original on 2016-08-12 708: 2718:Henry Draper Catalogue objects 1903:Williams, D.R. (1 July 2013). 13: 1: 2713:Bright Star Catalogue objects 1981:"Kochab (Beta Ursae Minoris)" 1183: 864: 731:It bore the traditional name 679:measurements made during the 1141: 1136: 1131: 1118: 1105: 1100: 1093: 1089:The Kochab planetary system 1067: 1064: 1059: 1020:Ancient Egyptian astronomers 936:. A mass estimate using the 236:24.91 ± 0.12  7: 2196:List of stars in Ursa Minor 2185:Constellation of Ursa Minor 1846:Chinese Constellation Myths 1550:10.1051/0004-6361:200809738 1492:10.1051/0004-6361/201322608 1016:precession of the equinoxes 913:fusing helium into carbon. 857: 846: 811: 791:Working Group on Star Names 777: 771: 761: 748: 529: 10: 2744: 2087:"Planet β Umi b" 1987:. University of Illinois. 1840:zh:陳久金 (December 2005). 1518:Astronomy and Astrophysics 1460:Astronomy and Astrophysics 1430:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/73 1377:10.1051/0004-6361:20041272 1345:Astronomy and Astrophysics 1246:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357 1214:Astronomy and Astrophysics 457:625 – 6457 2651: 2625: 2578: 2569: 2547:8 Ursae Minoris b (Halla) 2528: 2488: 2470: 2447: 2369: 2286: 2218: 2209: 2191: 2139: 2124: 2116: 1686:IAU Catalog of Star Names 852: 841: 806: 669:apparent visual magnitude 569: 525: 518: 514: 296: 291: 287: 171: 164: 127: 64: 35: 1841: 1605:10.3847/1538-3881/ac2431 1574:The Astronomical Journal 1398:The Astronomical Journal 735:, which appeared in the 675:can be deduced from the 204: −32.61  2698:Stars with proper names 1541:2008A&A...483L..43T 1483:2014A&A...566A..67L 1368:2005A&A...430..165F 1317:1973ARA&A..11...29M 1237:2007A&A...474..653V 267:Absolute magnitude 117:Apparent magnitude 2723:Durchmusterung objects 1878:Hong Kong Space Museum 970:From around 2500  875:stellar classification 651:(which is part of the 530:Al Kaukab al Shamaliyy 1939:"The colour of stars" 891:effective temperature 2047:McDonald Observatory 1979:(20 December 2013). 1719:US Naval Observatory 1097:(in order from star) 1065:c. 1800 BC - 300 CE 980:north celestial pole 835:. Consequently, the 781:, a name applied to 695:celestial north pole 640:), is the brightest 2693:Northern pole stars 2057:University of Texas 2019:Space Today, Online 1596:2021AJ....162..198B 1421:2013AJ....146...73P 1284:1966CoLPL...4...99J 1090: 1024:The Indestructibles 938:interferometrically 918:evolutionary tracks 821:Gamma Ursae Minoris 783:Theta Ursae Majoris 697:is located 38  687:Amateur astronomers 644:in the bowl of the 570:Database references 467:Rotational velocity 32: 2552:11 Ursae Minoris b 1088: 1083:massive as Jupiter 1014:occurs due to the 722:Beta Ursae Minoris 626:Beta Ursae Minoris 583:Beta Ursae Minoris 520:Other designations 216: +11.42  134:Spectral type 30: 2708:Hipparcos objects 2703:Flamsteed objects 2665: 2664: 2647: 2646: 2621: 2620: 2565: 2564: 2542:β Ursae Minoris b 2524: 2523: 2149: 2148: 2140:Succeeded by 2085:Schneider, Jean. 2055:(radio program). 1855:978-986-7332-25-7 1181: 1180: 1129: 1116: 1098: 1074: 1073: 1004:Ancient Egyptians 984:circumpolar stars 942:spectroscopically 911:horizontal branch 883:radius of the Sun 802:Chinese astronomy 726:Bayer designation 623:Bayer designation 588: 587: 256:(40.1 ± 0.2  251:130.9 ± 0.6  16:(Redirected from 2735: 2657: 2656: 2627: 2626: 2576: 2575: 2530: 2529: 2216: 2215: 2178: 2171: 2164: 2155: 2154: 2117:Preceded by 2114: 2113: 2109: 2108: 2106: 2104: 2082: 2076: 2075: 2073: 2071: 2065: 2059:. Archived from 2036: 2027: 2026: 2011: 2000: 1999: 1997: 1996: 1973: 1962: 1961: 1959: 1958: 1935: 1929: 1928: 1926: 1924: 1905:"Sun fact sheet" 1900: 1894: 1893: 1891: 1889: 1870:"研究資源 – 亮星中英對照表" 1866: 1860: 1859: 1837: 1831: 1830: 1828: 1826: 1820: 1813: 1805: 1799: 1798: 1796: 1794: 1775: 1769: 1768: 1736: 1730: 1729: 1727: 1725: 1711: 1705: 1704: 1702: 1700: 1690: 1682: 1676: 1675: 1657: 1648: 1647: 1645: 1644: 1624: 1618: 1617: 1607: 1589: 1564: 1555: 1554: 1552: 1534: 1508: 1497: 1496: 1494: 1476: 1450: 1435: 1434: 1432: 1414: 1388: 1382: 1381: 1379: 1361: 1359:astro-ph/0409579 1335: 1329: 1328: 1298: 1289: 1288: 1286: 1264: 1251: 1250: 1248: 1230: 1204: 1158: 1154:≥6.1 ± 1.0  1123: 1110: 1096: 1091: 1087: 1077:Planetary system 1044: 1043: 1035:axial precession 966:As the pole star 935: 925: 907:red giant branch 887:outer atmosphere 860: 855: 854: 849: 844: 843: 814: 809: 808: 780: 774: 764: 759: 751: 746: 724:) is the star's 691:equatorial mount 620: 619: 616: 615: 612: 609: 606: 603: 600: 539: 532: 506: 504: 487: 485: 441: 439: 419: 417: 397: 395: 345: 343: 318: 314: 312: 283: 281: 215: 203: 188:+16.96 km/s 128:Characteristics 120: 100: 95: 65:Observation data 52: 45: 33: 29: 21: 2743: 2742: 2738: 2737: 2736: 2734: 2733: 2732: 2668: 2667: 2666: 2661: 2643: 2631:Galaxy clusters 2617: 2561: 2520: 2484: 2466: 2443: 2365: 2282: 2205: 2187: 2182: 2151: 2145: 2130: 2122: 2112: 2102: 2100: 2083: 2079: 2069: 2067: 2063: 2037: 2030: 2013: 2012: 2003: 1994: 1992: 1977:Kaler, James B. 1974: 1965: 1956: 1954: 1937: 1936: 1932: 1922: 1920: 1901: 1897: 1887: 1885: 1868: 1867: 1863: 1856: 1843: 1838: 1834: 1824: 1822: 1818: 1811: 1807: 1806: 1802: 1792: 1790: 1777: 1776: 1772: 1737: 1733: 1723: 1721: 1713: 1712: 1708: 1698: 1696: 1688: 1684: 1683: 1679: 1672: 1658: 1651: 1642: 1640: 1626: 1625: 1621: 1565: 1558: 1509: 1500: 1451: 1438: 1389: 1385: 1336: 1332: 1299: 1292: 1265: 1254: 1205: 1190: 1186: 1161: 1156: 1122: 1109: 1095: 1079: 1008:Pyramid of Giza 968: 961: 958: 950: 947: 933: 923: 921: 867: 829:4 Ursae Minoris 825:5 Ursae Minoris 797:for this star. 785:. In 2016, the 714:β Ursae Minoris 711: 693:alignment: The 663:, the northern 630:β Ursae Minoris 597: 593: 565: 534: 502: 500: 483: 481: 473: sin  437: 435: 415: 413: 393: 391: 381:Surface gravity 373: 370: 353: 350: 341: 339: 326: 323: 316: 310: 308: 279: 277: 272: 255: 212: 183: 178:Radial velocity 115: 98: 93:Right ascension 91: 66: 60: 58: 57: 56: 55: 54: 53: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 2741: 2731: 2730: 2725: 2720: 2715: 2710: 2705: 2700: 2695: 2690: 2685: 2680: 2663: 2662: 2652: 2649: 2648: 2645: 2644: 2642: 2641: 2635: 2633: 2623: 2622: 2619: 2618: 2616: 2615: 2610: 2605: 2600: 2595: 2590: 2584: 2582: 2573: 2567: 2566: 2563: 2562: 2560: 2559: 2554: 2549: 2544: 2538: 2536: 2526: 2525: 2522: 2521: 2519: 2518: 2516:WISE 1506+7027 2513: 2508: 2503: 2498: 2492: 2490: 2486: 2485: 2483: 2482: 2476: 2474: 2468: 2467: 2465: 2464: 2459: 2453: 2451: 2445: 2444: 2442: 2441: 2436: 2431: 2426: 2421: 2416: 2411: 2406: 2401: 2396: 2391: 2386: 2381: 2375: 2373: 2367: 2366: 2364: 2363: 2358: 2353: 2348: 2343: 2338: 2333: 2328: 2323: 2318: 2313: 2308: 2303: 2298: 2292: 2290: 2284: 2283: 2281: 2280: 2275: 2270: 2265: 2260: 2255: 2250: 2245: 2240: 2235: 2230: 2224: 2222: 2213: 2207: 2206: 2204: 2203: 2198: 2192: 2189: 2188: 2181: 2180: 2173: 2166: 2158: 2147: 2146: 2141: 2138: 2123: 2118: 2111: 2110: 2077: 2028: 2001: 1963: 1930: 1895: 1861: 1854: 1832: 1800: 1770: 1757:10.1086/372867 1751:(2): 135–137. 1731: 1706: 1677: 1670: 1649: 1619: 1556: 1525:(3): L43–L46. 1498: 1436: 1383: 1352:(1): 165–186. 1330: 1290: 1252: 1221:(2): 653–664. 1187: 1185: 1182: 1179: 1178: 1175: 1172: 1169: 1166: 1163: 1159: 1152: 1146: 1145: 1140: 1135: 1130: 1120:Orbital period 1117: 1107:Semimajor axis 1104: 1099: 1078: 1075: 1072: 1071: 1066: 1063: 1057: 1056: 1053: 1048: 967: 964: 959: 956: 948: 945: 931: 893:of 4,126  871:red giant star 866: 863: 710: 707: 632:, abbreviated 586: 585: 580: 572: 571: 567: 566: 564: 3373.00 548: 131873, 526: 523: 522: 516: 515: 512: 511: 498: 490: 489: 479: 462: 461: 455: 447: 446: 433: 425: 424: 411: 403: 402: 389: 376: 375: 371: 368: 364: 356: 355: 351: 348: 337: 329: 328: 324: 321: 306: 298: 297: 294: 293: 289: 288: 285: 284: 275: 270: 262: 261: 249: 241: 240: 234: 225: 224: 199: 190: 189: 186: 181: 173: 172: 169: 168: 162: 161: 158: 151: 150: 147: 140: 139: 136: 130: 129: 125: 124: 121: 112: 111: 108: 102: 101: 99:14 50 42.32580 96: 88: 87: 82: 76: 75: 62: 61: 47: 46: 40: 39: 38: 37: 36: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2740: 2729: 2726: 2724: 2721: 2719: 2716: 2714: 2711: 2709: 2706: 2704: 2701: 2699: 2696: 2694: 2691: 2689: 2686: 2684: 2683:K-type giants 2681: 2679: 2678:Bayer objects 2676: 2675: 2673: 2660: 2650: 2640: 2637: 2636: 2634: 2632: 2628: 2624: 2614: 2611: 2609: 2606: 2604: 2601: 2599: 2596: 2594: 2591: 2589: 2586: 2585: 2583: 2581: 2577: 2574: 2572: 2568: 2558: 2555: 2553: 2550: 2548: 2545: 2543: 2540: 2539: 2537: 2535: 2531: 2527: 2517: 2514: 2512: 2509: 2507: 2504: 2502: 2499: 2497: 2494: 2493: 2491: 2487: 2481: 2478: 2477: 2475: 2473: 2469: 2463: 2460: 2458: 2455: 2454: 2452: 2450: 2446: 2440: 2437: 2435: 2432: 2430: 2427: 2425: 2422: 2420: 2417: 2415: 2412: 2410: 2407: 2405: 2402: 2400: 2397: 2395: 2392: 2390: 2387: 2385: 2382: 2380: 2377: 2376: 2374: 2372: 2368: 2362: 2359: 2357: 2354: 2352: 2349: 2347: 2344: 2342: 2339: 2337: 2334: 2332: 2329: 2327: 2324: 2322: 2319: 2317: 2314: 2312: 2309: 2307: 2304: 2302: 2299: 2297: 2294: 2293: 2291: 2289: 2285: 2279: 2276: 2274: 2271: 2269: 2266: 2264: 2261: 2259: 2256: 2254: 2251: 2249: 2246: 2244: 2241: 2239: 2236: 2234: 2231: 2229: 2226: 2225: 2223: 2221: 2217: 2214: 2212: 2208: 2202: 2199: 2197: 2194: 2193: 2190: 2186: 2179: 2174: 2172: 2167: 2165: 2160: 2159: 2156: 2152: 2144: 2137: 2133: 2129: 2128: 2121: 2115: 2098: 2094: 2093: 2088: 2081: 2066:on 2015-09-04 2062: 2058: 2054: 2053: 2048: 2044: 2043: 2035: 2033: 2024: 2020: 2016: 2010: 2008: 2006: 1990: 1986: 1983:. Astronomy. 1982: 1978: 1972: 1970: 1968: 1953:on 2012-03-18 1952: 1948: 1944: 1940: 1934: 1918: 1914: 1910: 1906: 1899: 1884:on 2010-08-10 1883: 1879: 1875: 1871: 1865: 1857: 1851: 1847: 1836: 1817: 1814:. July 2016. 1810: 1804: 1788: 1784: 1780: 1774: 1766: 1762: 1758: 1754: 1750: 1746: 1742: 1735: 1720: 1716: 1710: 1694: 1687: 1681: 1673: 1671:1-931559-44-9 1667: 1663: 1656: 1654: 1639: 1635: 1634: 1629: 1623: 1615: 1611: 1606: 1601: 1597: 1593: 1588: 1583: 1579: 1575: 1571: 1563: 1561: 1551: 1546: 1542: 1538: 1533: 1528: 1524: 1520: 1519: 1514: 1507: 1505: 1503: 1493: 1488: 1484: 1480: 1475: 1470: 1466: 1462: 1461: 1456: 1449: 1447: 1445: 1443: 1441: 1431: 1426: 1422: 1418: 1413: 1408: 1404: 1400: 1399: 1394: 1387: 1378: 1373: 1369: 1365: 1360: 1355: 1351: 1347: 1346: 1341: 1334: 1326: 1322: 1318: 1314: 1310: 1306: 1305: 1297: 1295: 1285: 1280: 1277:(1): 99–110. 1276: 1272: 1271: 1263: 1261: 1259: 1257: 1247: 1242: 1238: 1234: 1229: 1224: 1220: 1216: 1215: 1210: 1203: 1201: 1199: 1197: 1195: 1193: 1188: 1176: 1173: 1170: 1167: 1164: 1162: 1153: 1151: 1148: 1147: 1144: 1139: 1134: 1127: 1121: 1114: 1108: 1103: 1092: 1086: 1084: 1070: 1062: 1058: 1055:Succeeded by 1052: 1045: 1042: 1040: 1036: 1031: 1029: 1025: 1021: 1017: 1013: 1009: 1005: 1001: 997: 993: 989: 986:, first with 985: 981: 977: 973: 963: 954: 943: 939: 934: 930: 919: 914: 912: 908: 904: 900: 896: 892: 888: 884: 880: 876: 872: 862: 861:('emperor'). 859: 848: 838: 834: 830: 826: 822: 818: 813: 803: 798: 796: 792: 788: 784: 779: 773: 768: 763: 755: 750: 742: 738: 734: 729: 727: 723: 719: 715: 706: 704: 700: 696: 692: 688: 684: 682: 678: 674: 670: 666: 662: 658: 654: 653:constellation 650: 647: 646:Little Dipper 643: 639: 635: 631: 627: 624: 618: 592: 584: 581: 579: 578: 574: 573: 568: 563: 559: 555: 552: 72607, 551: 547: 543: 537: 531: 524: 521: 517: 513: 510: 499: 497: 496: 492: 491: 480: 478: 476: 472: 468: 464: 463: 460: 456: 454: 453: 449: 448: 445: 434: 432: 431: 427: 426: 423: 412: 410: 409: 405: 404: 401: 390: 388: 386: 382: 378: 377: 374: 365: 363: 362: 358: 357: 354: 338: 336: 335: 331: 330: 327: 307: 305: 304: 300: 299: 295: 290: 286: 276: 274: 268: 264: 263: 259: 254: 250: 248: 247: 243: 242: 239: 235: 233: 231: 227: 226: 223: 219: 211: 207: 200: 198: 196: 195:Proper motion 192: 191: 187: 185: 179: 175: 174: 170: 167: 163: 159: 157: 153: 152: 148: 146: 142: 141: 137: 135: 132: 131: 126: 122: 118: 114: 113: 109: 107: 104: 103: 97: 94: 90: 89: 86: 83: 81: 80:Constellation 78: 77: 73: 69: 63: 51: 44: 34: 19: 2232: 2150: 2125: 2101:. Retrieved 2090: 2080: 2068:. Retrieved 2061:the original 2050: 2041: 2018: 1993:. Retrieved 1984: 1955:. Retrieved 1951:the original 1942: 1933: 1921:. Retrieved 1898: 1886:. Retrieved 1882:the original 1877: 1873: 1864: 1845: 1835: 1823:. Retrieved 1803: 1791:. Retrieved 1773: 1748: 1744: 1734: 1722:. Retrieved 1718: 1709: 1697:. Retrieved 1680: 1661: 1641:. Retrieved 1631: 1622: 1577: 1573: 1522: 1516: 1464: 1458: 1402: 1396: 1386: 1349: 1343: 1333: 1308: 1302: 1274: 1268: 1218: 1212: 1171:0.19 ± 0.02 1168:522.3 ± 2.7 1149: 1133:Eccentricity 1080: 1061:Tau Herculis 1047:Preceded by 1032: 969: 962:is reached. 953:astroseismic 928: 915: 868: 837:Chinese name 799: 794: 789:organized a 732: 730: 721: 713: 712: 709:Nomenclature 685: 637: 633: 629: 625: 590: 589: 575: 560: 8102, 556: 5563, 493: 474: 470: 465: 450: 428: 406: 384: 379: 359: 332: 301: 265: 244: 228: 193: 176: 138:K4 III 2511:WD 1337+705 2238:γ (Pherkad) 2228:α (Polaris) 1888:23 November 1138:Inclination 903:K-type star 737:Renaissance 544: 550, 430:Metallicity 408:Temperature 156:color index 145:color index 106:Declination 2688:Ursa Minor 2672:Categories 2639:Abell 2256 2557:TOI-4138 b 2534:Exoplanets 2316:8 (Baekdu) 2243:δ (Yildun) 2233:β (Kochab) 1995:2018-04-28 1957:2012-01-16 1691:(Report). 1643:2012-01-11 1587:2211.09030 1580:(5): 198. 1467:(A67): 7. 1184:References 1165:1.4 ± 0.1 1039:North Pole 1012:pole stars 1000:plumb line 996:true north 869:This is a 865:Properties 817:North Pole 701:away from 699:arcminutes 657:Ursa Minor 488: km/s 383:(log  361:Luminosity 166:Astrometry 85:Ursa Minor 2506:LP 40-365 2288:Flamsteed 2127:Pole Star 1923:12 August 1765:0022-2968 1724:August 6, 1628:"bet UMi" 1614:1538-3881 1532:0804.3253 1474:1405.2127 1412:1307.0592 1405:(4): 73. 1311:: 29–50. 1228:0708.1752 1094:Companion 1051:Pole star 926:0.2  879:evolution 847:Běi Jí èr 749:al-kawkab 718:Latinised 681:Hipparcos 665:pole star 366:537  317:2.2 ± 0.3 119: (V) 2659:Category 2571:Galaxies 2501:H1504+65 2371:Variable 2097:Archived 2052:StarDate 2023:Archived 2021:. 2006. 1989:Archived 1917:Archived 1816:Archived 1787:Archived 1693:Archived 960:☉ 949:☉ 932:☉ 772:Alrucaba 677:parallax 649:asterism 638:Beta UMi 452:Rotation 372:☉ 352:☉ 325:☉ 269: (M 246:Distance 230:Parallax 2496:Calvera 2143:Polaris 2132:1900 BC 2103:8 March 2070:14 June 1911:. U.S. 1825:28 July 1699:28 July 1592:Bibcode 1537:Bibcode 1479:Bibcode 1417:Bibcode 1364:Bibcode 1313:Bibcode 1279:Bibcode 1233:Bibcode 1069:Polaris 1028:Polaris 992:Pherkad 873:with a 767:Mercury 703:Polaris 661:Polaris 538:+74 595 292:Details 72:Equinox 31:Kochab 2480:150706 2331:11 (γ) 2136:500 BC 2120:Thuban 2064:(.mp3) 2042:Kochab 1852:  1842:中國星座神話 1793:22 May 1763:  1668:  1633:SIMBAD 1612:  1143:Radius 976:Thuban 833:Σ 1694 812:Běi Jí 795:Kochab 778:Rucaba 762:kōkhāv 754:Hebrew 745:الكوكب 741:Arabic 733:Kochab 591:Kochab 577:SIMBAD 507:  442:  420:  398:  346:  334:Radius 319:  160:+1.47 149:+1.78 74:J2000 18:Kochab 2489:Other 2220:Bayer 2211:Stars 1985:Stars 1876:[ 1874:香港太空館 1844:[ 1819:(PDF) 1812:(PDF) 1689:(TXT) 1582:arXiv 1527:arXiv 1469:arXiv 1407:arXiv 1354:arXiv 1223:arXiv 988:Mizar 974:, as 634:β UMi 436:−0.27 340:44.13 282:0.010 278:−0.83 214:Dec.: 123:2.08 68:Epoch 2613:6331 2608:6251 2603:6217 2598:5939 2593:5144 2588:5034 2462:5596 2457:5184 2105:2017 2072:2015 1925:2013 1890:2010 1850:ISBN 1827:2016 1795:2016 1761:ISSN 1726:2022 1701:2016 1666:ISBN 1610:ISSN 1126:days 1102:Mass 1022:as ' 831:and 758:כוכב 642:star 505:1.03 501:2.95 459:days 440:0.07 414:4126 396:0.06 392:1.39 344:0.22 303:Mass 154:B−V 143:U−B 2580:NGC 1753:doi 1600:doi 1578:162 1545:doi 1523:483 1487:doi 1465:566 1425:doi 1403:146 1372:doi 1350:430 1321:doi 1241:doi 1219:474 972:BCE 922:1.4 842:北極二 800:In 775:or 752:or 720:to 673:Sun 655:of 562:PLX 558:SAO 550:HIP 542:FK5 509:Gyr 495:Age 486:1.4 482:1.7 444:dex 400:cgs 313:0.2 309:1.4 238:mas 232:(π) 218:mas 206:mas 202:RA: 197:(μ) 2674:: 2472:HD 2449:HR 2439:VX 2434:UY 2429:SS 2424:RW 2419:RU 2414:RR 2361:24 2356:20 2351:19 2346:17 2341:14 2336:12 2326:10 2095:. 2089:. 2049:. 2045:. 2031:^ 2017:. 2004:^ 1966:^ 1945:. 1941:. 1915:. 1907:. 1785:. 1781:. 1759:. 1749:40 1747:. 1743:. 1717:. 1652:^ 1636:. 1630:. 1608:. 1598:. 1590:. 1576:. 1572:. 1559:^ 1543:. 1535:. 1521:. 1515:. 1501:^ 1485:. 1477:. 1463:. 1457:. 1439:^ 1423:. 1415:. 1401:. 1395:. 1370:. 1362:. 1348:. 1342:. 1319:. 1309:11 1307:. 1293:^ 1273:. 1255:^ 1239:. 1231:. 1217:. 1211:. 1191:^ 1177:— 1174:— 1113:AU 858:Dì 827:, 823:, 815:(' 807:北極 804:, 756:: 743:: 728:. 636:, 621:, 605:oʊ 554:HR 546:HD 540:, 536:BD 533:, 418:25 258:pc 253:ly 222:yr 210:yr 180:(R 2409:Z 2404:W 2399:V 2394:U 2389:T 2384:S 2379:R 2321:9 2311:6 2306:5 2301:4 2296:3 2278:π 2273:π 2268:λ 2263:θ 2258:η 2253:ζ 2248:ε 2177:e 2170:t 2163:v 2134:– 2107:. 2074:. 1998:. 1960:. 1927:. 1892:. 1858:. 1829:. 1797:. 1767:. 1755:: 1728:. 1703:. 1674:. 1646:. 1616:. 1602:: 1594:: 1584:: 1553:. 1547:: 1539:: 1529:: 1495:. 1489:: 1481:: 1471:: 1433:. 1427:: 1419:: 1409:: 1380:. 1374:: 1366:: 1356:: 1327:. 1323:: 1315:: 1287:. 1281:: 1275:4 1249:. 1243:: 1235:: 1225:: 1160:J 1157:M 1150:b 1128:) 1124:( 1115:) 1111:( 957:M 946:M 929:M 924:± 899:K 895:K 853:帝 716:( 628:( 617:/ 614:b 611:æ 608:k 602:k 599:ˈ 596:/ 503:± 484:± 477:) 475:i 471:v 469:( 438:± 422:K 416:± 394:± 387:) 385:g 369:L 349:R 342:± 322:M 315:– 311:± 280:± 273:) 271:V 260:) 220:/ 208:/ 184:) 182:v 20:)

Index

Kochab


Epoch
Equinox
Constellation
Ursa Minor
Right ascension
Declination
Apparent magnitude
Spectral type
color index
color index
Astrometry
Radial velocity
Proper motion
mas
yr
mas
yr
Parallax
mas
Distance
ly
pc
Absolute magnitude
Mass
M
Radius
R

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.