Alkaid's color spectrum has served as one of the stable anchor points by which other all stars are classified since 1943. Although studied very closely, no exoplanets or companion stars have been discovered around it. While Alkid is the easternmost star in the Big Dipper asterism, it is actually not a member of the Ursa Major moving group. Still, is the third-brightest star in the big dipper constellation.
Name: Alkaid
Designation: Eta Ursae Majoris
Constellation: Ursa Major
Hemisphere: Northern
Spectral Class: B-type main sequence
Temperature: 15,500K
Distance: 104 LY
Apparent Magnitude: 1.85
Alkaid's color spectrum has served as one of the stable anchor points by which other all stars are classified since 1943. Although studied very closely, no exoplanets or companion stars have been discovered around it. While Alkid is the easternmost star in the Big Dipper asterism, it is actually not a member of the Ursa Major moving group. Still, is the third-brightest star in the big dipper constellation.
Name: Alkaid
Designation: Eta Ursae Majoris
Constellation: Ursa Major
Hemisphere: Northern
Spectral Class: B-type main sequence
Temperature: 15,500K
Distance: 104 LY
Apparent Magnitude: 1.85
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