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Pherkad
Pherkad, or Gamma Ursae Minoris, is a naked-eye star in the northern constellation Ursa Minor. It is a white A-type giant and, with Kochab, forms the pair at the outer end of the Little Dipper's bowl, an easily recognized part of the constellation. Pherkad has an apparent visual magnitude of about 3 and lies roughly 487 light-years from the Sun, so it is visible without optical aid but is not the...
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Chort
Chort is the traditional name for Theta Leonis, a star in the constellation Leo. Astronomical catalogues classify it as an A2V star, which identifies a hot, white A-type main-sequence star rather than a giant or supergiant. In the conventional figure of Leo, it lies in the lion's hindquarters and is visible without a telescope under suitable observing conditions, making it a named naked-eye star f...
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