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    Alkaid /ælˈkeɪd/, also called Eta Ursae Majoris (Latinised from η Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Eta UMa, η UMa), is a star in the constellation of Ursa Major...
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    the core of the Ursa Major Moving Group. The two at the ends, Dubhe and Alkaid, are not part of the swarm, and are moving in the opposite direction. Relative...
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    and rider" by the Arabs. Alkaid, known as η Ursae Majoris, meaning the "end of the tail". With a magnitude of 1.85, Alkaid is the third-brightest star...
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  • USS Alkaid (AK-114) was a Crater-class cargo ship, converted from a Liberty Ship, commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II. She was first...
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    Alcaide, Fundão, town in Portugal Alkaid or Elkeid, traditional name of Arabic origin for star Eta Ursae Majoris USS Alkaid (AK-114), U.S. Navy ship, named...
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    discovered in 1869 by Richard A. Proctor, who noticed that, except for Dubhe and Alkaid (Eta Ursae Majoris), the stars of the Big Dipper asterism all have proper...
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    with some objects around Pinwheel Galaxy (M 101). The quarter in the lower right shows the tail of Ursa Major with the stars Mizar, Alcor and Alkaid....
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  • Wheel Galaxy] located to the north of Alkaid 前/Zen: Nitten; M51 [The Whirlpool Galaxy] located to the south of Alkaid Zokushu is the earliest known Buddhist...
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    Major, containing stars between β Bootis (Nekkar) and η Ursae Majoris (Alkaid). Johann Elert Bode converted its name to Latin as Quadrans Muralis and...
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  • originally given to Kite by Aura that CC Corp believes also causes AIDA. Alkaid is a female Twin Blade known as the "Former Emperor of the Demon Palace"...
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