Kochab (β Ursae Minoris) | Facts, Formation, Distance
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Kochab is located at around 130.9 light-years away from our Solar System. It is the brightest star in the bowl of the Little Dipper, and the second-brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Minor, after Polaris, which is the North Star. Kochab has an apparent magnitude of 2.08, and an absolute magnitude of -0.83, being slightly fainter than Polaris, the North Star, which has an apparent magnitude of 1.98. Kochab is located at around 130.9 light-years away from our Solar System. It is the brightest star in the bowl of the Little Dipper, and the second-brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Minor, after Polaris, which is the North Star. Kochab has an apparent magnitude of 2.08, and an absolute magnitude of -0.83, being slightly fainter than Polaris, the North Star, which has an apparent magnitude of 1.98. Since Polaris is a variable star, displaying brightness variations from magnitude 1.86 to 2.13, Kochab sometimes takes its place as the brightest star in Ursa Minor, the celestial little bear. login
Kochab is located at around 130.9 light-years away from our Solar System.
It is the brightest star in the bowl of the Little Dipper, and the second-brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Minor, after Polaris, which is the North Star.
Kochab has an apparent magnitude of 2.08, and an absolute magnitude of -0.83, being slightly fainter than Polaris, the North Star, which has an apparent magnitude of 1.98.
Since Polaris is a variable star, displaying brightness variations from magnitude 1.86 to 2.13, Kochab sometimes takes its place as the brightest star in Ursa Minor, the celestial little bear.
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