- Delta Ursae Majoris
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δ Ursae Majoris Observation data
Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0Constellation Ursa Major Right ascension 12h 15m 25.6s Declination +57° 01' 57" Apparent magnitude (V) +3.32 Distance 81.4 ± 1.2 ly
(25.0 ± 0.4 pc)Spectral type A3V Other designations 
Book plate by Sydney Hall depicting Ursa Major's stars
Delta Ursae Majoris (δ UMa, δ Ursae Majoris) is a star in the constellation Ursa Major. It has the traditional names Megrez (pronounced /ˈmɛɡrɛz/), from the Arabic: المغرز al-maghriz "the base [of the bear's tail]", and Kaffa.
Megrez has an apparent magnitude of +3.32 making it the dimmest of the seven stars in the Big Dipper. Located 81 light years away, it is of spectral type A3V and thus a bluish-white main sequence star. It has two faint companions, the 11th magnitude Delta Ursae Majoris B, 190 arcseconds away, and the 10th magnitude Delta Ursae Majoris C, 186 arcseconds away.
It is part of the Ursa Major moving group.
Namesakes
USS Megrez (AK-126) was a United States Navy Crater class cargo ship named after the star.
Stars of Ursa Major Bayer α (Dubhe) • β (Merak) • γ (Phecda) • δ (Megrez) • ε (Alioth) • ζ (Mizar) • η (Alkaid) • θ (Alhaud) • ι (Talitha Bor) • κ (Talitha Aus) • λ (Tania Bor) • μ (Tania Aus) • ν (Alula Bor) • ξ (Alula Aus) • ο (Muscida) • π¹ • π² • ρ • σ¹ • σ² • τ • υ • φ • χ • ψ • ω • b • c • d • e • f • g (Alcor) • h • AFlamsteed 1 (ο, Muscida) • 2 (A) • 3 (π¹) • 4 (π²) • 5 (b) • 6 • 7 • 8 (ρ) • 9 (ι, Talitha Bor) • 11 (σ¹) • 12 (κ, Talitha Aus) • 13 (σ²) • 14 (τ) • 15 (f) • 16 (c) • 17 • 18 (e) • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 (h) • 24 (d) • 25 (θ, Alhaud) • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 (υ) • 30 (φ) • 31 • 32 • 33 (λ, Tania Bor) • 34 (μ, Tania Aus) • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 (ω) • 46 • 47 • 48 (β, Merak) • 49 • 50 (α, Dubhe) • 51 • 52 (ψ) • 53 (ξ, Alula Aus) • 54 (ν, Alula Bor) • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 (χ) • 64 (γ, Phecda) • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 (δ, Megrez) • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 (ε, Alioth) • 78 • 79 (ζ, Mizar) • 80 (g, Alcor) • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 (η, Alkaid) • 86 • 55 Cam • 56 Cam • 57 Cam • 1 CVn • 14 LMi • 15 LMi • 47 LMi • 37 Lyn • 41 Lyn • 44 LynNearby Lalande 21185 • WISE 1405+5534 • Gliese 412 • Groombridge 1618 • Gliese 338 • GJ 1151 • ξ (Alula Aus) • Gliese 450 • Gliese 424 • Groombridge 1830Other R • S • W • Winnecke 4Categories:- Bayer objects
- Ursa Major constellation
- Triple star systems
- A-type main sequence stars
- Stars with proper names
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