Phecda /ˈfɛkdə/, also called Gamma Ursae Majoris (γ Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Gamma UMa, γ UMa), is a star in the constellation of Ursa Major. Since 1943...

Dipper facing the opposite way. The stars Alkaid to Phecda will then constitute the bowl, while Phecda, Merak, and Dubhe will be the handle. Not only are...

Ursa Major. Merak ("the loins of the bear"), with a magnitude of 2.37. Phecda ("thigh"), with a magnitude of 2.44. Megrez, meaning "root of the tail"...

origin, descriptive of the part in the constellation they are found in; thus Phecda, a corruption of Arabic فخذ الدب (fakhdh ad-dubb, 'thigh of the bear')....

northern constellation Ursa Major. M109 can be seen south-east of the star Phecda (γ UMa, Gamma Ursa Majoris). Messier 109 was discovered by Pierre Méchain...

over years and can be considered to define the system, are Vega (A0 V), Phecda (A0 V), and Fomalhaut (A3 V). The seminal review of MK classification by...

Bellatrix, and Rigel) and with four of the stars in Ursa Major (Megrez, Phecda, Merak, and Dubhe). Several Egyptologists have suggested that the four sons...

Designation Western Name Kratu α UMa Dubhe Pulaha β UMa Merak Pulastya γ UMa Phecda Atri δ UMa Megrez Angiras ε UMa Alioth Vasistha ζ UMa Mizar Marichi η UMa...

(The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) Thor (Stargate) Thor (The Asylum) Phecda Gamma Thor, from the anime Saint Seiya Norse Mythology Legends of Valhalla:...

II-IIIe Northern 85 2.43 Sabik η Oph 0088 A1 IV, A1 IV Southern 86 2.44 Phecda γ UMa 0084 A0 Ve Northern 87 2.45 Aludra η CMa 2,000 B5 Ia Southern 88 2...