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Anwar al Farkadain

Eta Ursae Minoris, 21 Ursae Minoris

Bright yellow dwarf in Ursa Minor

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Proper Name	Anwar al Farkadain
Bayer Designation	Eta Ursae Minoris
Flamsteed Number	21 Ursae Minoris
HR (BSC)	6116
HD	148048
Constellation	Ursa Minor
Right Ascension	16h 17m 30s
Declination	+75° 45' 19"
Distance	98 light years 30 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.96 Absolute: +2.58
Spectral Class	F5V bright yellow dwarf
Optimum Visibility	June (Usually visible from northern latitudes)

The bright star to the north and west (right) of Anwar al Farkadain in this image is blue 19 Ursae Minoris. Though this star is approximately six times farther from the Sun than Anwar al Farkadain, it is much more intrinsically luminous, and so the two stars have similar apparent magnitudes as seen from Earth. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

The location of Anwar al Farkadain or Eta Ursae Minoris, the faintest of the four stars that make up the 'bowl' of the Little Dipper, otherwise known as Ursa Minor.

An F-type (pale yellow) dwarf star near the Northern Celestial Pole, a little under one hundred light years from the Solar System. It is the faintest of the four stars that mark out the rectangular 'bowl' of the Little Dipper formation in Ursa Minor. It is a useful reference point in the sky, since it is easy to locate and has a magnitude of almost exactly +5.0.

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