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[[Image:Big dipper.PNG|thumb|right|300px|Location of Mizar in the [[asterism]] known as the [[The Big Dipper|Big Dipper]], as denoted by the symbol '''ζ'''.]]
'''Mizar''', also called '''Zeta Ursae Majoris''', is a star in the constellation of [[Ursa Major]], as well as the second star from the end of the handle of the [[asterism]] known as the [[The Big Dipper|Big Dipper]]. Located 78 light years away, it is one of the most famous stars in the sky. Mizar was the first star to be discovered both as a telescopic binary and as a spectroscopic binary.
'''Mizar''', also called '''Zeta Ursae Majoris''', is a star in the constellation of [[Ursa Major]], as well as the second star from the end of the handle of the [[asterism]] known as the [[The Big Dipper|Big Dipper]]. Located 78 light years away, it is one of the most famous stars in the sky. Mizar was the first star to be discovered both as a telescopic binary and as a spectroscopic binary.