Ursa Major — Star Figure

Star	Mag	Spectral Type	Distance	Meaning
Alioth	1.76	A0 · White giant	83 ly	Arabic origin uncertain, possibly from 'fat tail of a sheep.' The brightest star in Ursa Major and the handle of the Big Dipper.
Dubhe	1.81	F7 · Orange giant	124 ly	Arabic Zahr al-Dubb al-Akbar, 'Back of the Greater Bear' — one of the two pointer stars that lead to Polaris, the North Star.
Alkaid	1.85	B3 · Blue-white main sequence	101 ly	Arabic Al-Qa'id, 'The Leader of the Daughters of the Bier' — the tip of the Big Dipper's handle, representing the chief mourner in an Arabic funeral procession.
Mizar	2.23	A2 · White binary	83 ly	Arabic Al-Marāq, 'The Groin' — the middle star of the Big Dipper's handle. The first double star discovered through a telescope (1617).
Merak	2.34	A1 · Blue-white main sequence	79 ly	Arabic Al-Maraqq, 'The Loins of the Bear' — one of the two pointer stars of the Big Dipper that guide observers to Polaris.
Phad	2.41	A0 · White main sequence	84 ly	Arabic Al-Fakhdhah, 'The Thigh of the Bear' — marks the hip of Ursa Major, one of the four bowl stars of the Big Dipper.
Megrez	3.32	A3 · White main sequence	81 ly	Arabic Al-Maghriz, 'Root of the Bear's Tail' — the faintest of the seven Big Dipper stars, where the handle meets the bowl.

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