Alkaid, Eta Ursae Majoris, is a B-type blue main sequence star located 104 light years away in the Ursa Major constellation.
It shines at 15500K temperature and holds a declination at N 49°. It’s a single star and has an apparent magnitude of 1.85 in the night sky. Alkaid is number 32 on the list of the brightest 58 Navigational Stars.
Alkaid, Eta Ursae Majoris, is a B-type blue main sequence star located 104 light years away in the Ursa Major constellation.
It shines at 15500K temperature and holds a declination at N 49°. It’s a single star and has an apparent magnitude of 1.85 in the night sky. Alkaid is number 32 on the list of the brightest 58 Navigational Stars.