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Loading contentGamma Ursae Minoris
Pherkad is a star in the constellation Ursa Minor (Ursae Minoris), lying about 486.8 light-years from Earth.
Class A. White stars with strong hydrogen lines. Many of the brightest stars in the sky are class A. Such stars have surface temperatures around 7,500–10,000 K and appear white to the eye.
| Spectral type | A3II-III |
| Luminosity class | III |
| Apparent magnitude | 3 |
| Absolute magnitude | -2.87 |
| Luminosity (Sun = 1) | 1,225 |
| Colour index (B−V) | 0.058 |
| Distance | 486.8 ly (149.25 pc) |
Values are real catalogue data; fields without a reliable value are omitted, never estimated.
Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.
Aggregated, openly-licensed star catalogue combining Hipparcos, the Yale Bright Star Catalogue, and the Gliese Catalogue of Nearby Stars.
High-precision parallax, magnitude, and position for ~118,000 stars.