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Added night sky template
{{Night Sky
| image =Big dipper.PNG
| rightascension =13<sup>h</sup> 23<sup>m</sup> 55.5<sup>s</sup>
| declination =+54<sup>o</sup> 55′ 31″
| distance =78 ± 1 ly
| constellation =[[Ursa Major]]
| type =[[Star]]
| dimensions =
| magnitude =Apparent: 2.23 Absolute: 0.33
| redshift =
| radvelocity =−9 km/s
| propmotion =RA: 121.23 mas/yr Dec.: −22.01 mas/yr
| parallax =41.73 ± 0.61 mas
}}
'''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.