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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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Sirius
Seen in Canis Major, Sirius is the brightest star in Earth's night sky by apparent brightness. That distinction concerns how bright it looks from Earth, rather than how much light it produces compared with every other star. The system contains Sirius A, a white A-type main-sequence star, and Sirius B, a much smaller white dwarf that is difficult to distinguish beside its brilliant companion.
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