astronomy
: a white star of the second magnitude that is part of the bowl of the Big Dipper
The best way to find these galaxies is to draw a line from the star Phecda, in the lower left corner of the Big Dipper's pot, to Dubhe, at the opposite corner.—
St. Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer Press, 25 June 2006
St. Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer Press, 25 June 2006called also Gamma Ursae Majoris
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“Phecda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Phecda. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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