Eta Ursae Majoris

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Alkaid (Eta Ursae Majoris) Alkaid is the most eastern star in the Big Dipper (Plough). © Jerry Lodriguss The second brightest star in the constellation Ursa Major and the end star in the handle of the Big Dipper (Plough).

Beta Ursae Majoris is named Merak, or "loin"; gamma is Phecda: thigh, and delta is called Megrez: root (or base) of the tail. These three are similar stars, all white (A-type) stars, and all within 100 light years distance.

THETA UMA (Theta Ursae Majoris). Midway up the front leg of Ursa Major, the Great Bear, to the north of one of the Arabs' three "leaps of the gazelle" (a trio of star pairs) lies mid-third magnitude (3.20) Theta Ursae Majoris.

Alkaid Eta Ursae Majoris Al Kurud Theta Columbae Al Kalb al Rai Rho-2 Cephei Alkalurops Mu Bootis Al Kaphrah Chi Ursae Majoris Alkes Alpha Crateris Alkurah Xi Cephei Almach Gamma Andromedae Al Minliar al Asad Kappa Leonis Al Nair Alpha Gruis ...

2000.0) of Constellation Boötes, the Herdsman or Bear Driver -- north of Nekkar (Beta Boötis), east of Lamda Boötis, northeast of Seginus (Gamma Boötis), southwest of Edasich (Iota Draconis), southeast of Theta Boötis and Alkaid (Eta Ursae Majoris), ...

At the tip of the bear's tail lies Eta Ursae Majoris, known both as Alkaid, from the Arabic al-qa'id meaning ‘the leader', or as Benetnasch, from the Arabic banat na'sh meaning ‘ ...

See also: Star, Second, Constellation, Alkaid, Ursa Major