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Benetnash
Alkaid, Eta Ursae Majoris, 85 Ursae Majoris
Benetnash is easy to locate in the sky - it is the 'handle' of the
Plough
or
Big Dipper
, and also the tip of the tail of the
Great Bear
itself. In fact, this is a
blue
star
of
variable
brightness
, about 100
light years
from
Earth
.
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