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The constellation Ursa Minor, the Little Bear // Christian Bennich

Click below to read more about the stars that make up Ursa Minor!

In order of brightness:

Polaris (α Ursae Minoris, top-most star) is the brightest star in Ursa Minor and is about 445 light years from Earth. Although it appears as a solitary star, it is actually a triple star system. Polaris Aa is a yellow supergiant star about 5 times more massive and over 46 times the size of the Sun, while Polaris Ab and Polaris B are comparably smaller and less massive. The name "Polaris" comes from the neo-Latin stella polaris for "polar star." It was during the Renaissance that Polaris became the pole star, and will cease being the pole star around the 41st century.

Kochab (β Ursae Minoris, right-most star in the cup) is a solitary orange giant star about 131 light years from Earth. It is about 1.3 times the mass of the Sun but over 44 times the size. The name perhaps comes from the Arabic word al-kawkab or the Hebrew word kōkhāv, both of which mean "planet" or "star."

Pherkad (γ Ursae Minoris, bottom-most star) is a solitary blue-white giant star about 487 light years from Earth. It is about 15 times as large as the Sun. The name comes from the Arabic phrase aḫfa al farkadayn meaning "the dim one of the two calves."

ε Ursae Minoris (two stars down from Polaris) is a binary star system composed of a yellow giant and a blue-white star. The system is about 300 light years from Earth.

ζ Ursae Minoris (top-most star of the cup) is a solitary star about 369 light years from Earth. It is a blue-white star with about 3.5 times the mass of the Sun and over 6 times as large. It is rapidly rotating at 210 km/s (470,000 mph), meaning its radius at the equator is about 10% larger than the radius at the poles!

Yildun (δ Ursae Minoris, one star down from Polaris) is a solitary white star about 172 light years from Earth. It has about twice the mass and size of the Sun. The name comes from the Turkish word yıldız meaning "star."

η Ursae Minoris (left-most star of the cup) is a solitary white star about 100 light years from Earth. It has about 1.5 times the mass and 2 times the size of the Sun.

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Pherkad shop

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he’s the boss

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The cup of the Little Dipper // Gaurav

The bright orange star at the upper left is Kochab (/koʊkæb/, β Ursae Minoris), a red giant approximately 131 lightyears away.

The bright blue star at the upper right is Pherkad (/fɜrkæd/, γ Ursae Minoris), a blue giant approximately 500 lightyears away.

The orange star at the bottom left is θ Ursae Minoris, a red giant approximately 860 lightyears away, and a suspected binary system.

The blue star at the bottom left is ζ Ursae Minoris, a blue dwarf approximately 370 lightyears away, and also a pulsating variable star.

The blue-white star at the bottom (under the Instagram handle) is η Ursae Minoris, a dwarf star about 100 lightyears away.

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Port of Pherkad 

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✨BASIC INFO✨

Name: Peryn Kane

Nickname(s): Pery

Age: 23

Gender: Trans Female

Pronouns: She/Her

Positive Traits: Steadfast & Precise

Negative Traits: Petty & Hedonistic

Occupation: Barista

Lives in: Nebula (West End)

Based On: The Star Pherkad (Gamma Ursae Minoris)

Faceclaim: Indya Moore

✨FACTS & MYTHOLOGY✨

1. Pherkad has a spectral type of A3II-III. This means the star is a blue giant star.

2. Pherkad’s radius has been calculated as being 14.47 times bigger than the Sun.

3. Together, the stars Pherkad and Kochab are known as the “guardians of the pole star”.

✨CONNECTIONS✨

Kendall Baker - (Best Friend/Coworker) Kendall and Peryn met at the coffee shop. Kendall was new and Peryn was instructed to teach them how to use the different machines and recipes for the different types of coffee. They found that they actually had a lot in common and the two have been each other’s rock when times get tough.

Cassandra & Collin Peia - (Annoyances) The Peias have been coming to the coffee shop since before they both were ever rich and famous, so Peryn is used to them. At first, before their fame, they weren’t so bad. Cassandra was pretty vain, but that only escalated once she got into modelling and acting. Then, her husband would brag about her in front of anyone he would come across - that included Peryn’s customers. If it weren’t for Kendall to hold her back, Peryn probably would’ve snapped on the Peias long ago.

✨AVAILABILITY✨

Fortunately, Peryn is available.

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always & forever

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Decided to post some pics with my sweet bear brothers together! <3 Pherkad and Kochab are two of my three main OC’s. They’re half identical twins and wers - intellective animals, who can shapeshift into human form.