Earths distance from the big dipper?

Answer 1

Around 90 light years away. There is no exact answer because the stars that make up the big dipper are different distances from the sun.

Name and distance of the stars that make up the Big Dipper.

Mizar 78 light years

Merak 79 light years

Megrez 81 light years

Alioth 81 light years

Phecda 84 light years

Alkaid 101 light years

Dubhe 124 light years

Answer 2

That question really can't be answered. The stars in the big dipper are not on a single plane so it's hard to say how "long" the big dipper is. You could ask what the angular size in the sky of the big dipper is, that has a real answer. But each star in the big dipper may be many many light years closer or further from us than the one "next" to it. I just wanted to make sure you realize that.

Answer 3

The Big Dipper is a group of stars, not a single star. Of the seven outstanding stars, Mizar, the nearest, is at a distance of 78 light-years, whereas Dubhe, the farthest, is at a distance of 124 light-years.

The Big Dipper is a group of stars, not a single star. Of the seven outstanding stars, Mizar, the nearest, is at a distance of 78 light-years, whereas Dubhe, the farthest, is at a distance of 124 light-years.

The Big Dipper is a group of stars, not a single star. Of the seven outstanding stars, Mizar, the nearest, is at a distance of 78 light-years, whereas Dubhe, the farthest, is at a distance of 124 light-years.

The Big Dipper is a group of stars, not a single star. Of the seven outstanding stars, Mizar, the nearest, is at a distance of 78 light-years, whereas Dubhe, the farthest, is at a distance of 124 light-years.

Answer 4

The Big Dipper has several stars, at different distances.

The Big Dipper has several stars, at different distances.

The Big Dipper has several stars, at different distances.

The Big Dipper has several stars, at different distances.

Answer 5

The Asterim the Big Dipper or the Plough is the one of the most recognised picture in the night sky. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major.

It is one of the few constellations were many of the stars are all accociated with one another.

• Merak (Beta Ursa Majoris) is 79 ly away,
• Phecda (Gamma Ursa Majoris) is 84 ly,
• Megrez (Delta Ursa Majoris) is 81 ly,
• Alioth (Epsilon Ursa Majoris) is 81 ly &
• Mizar (Zeta Ursa Majoris) is is 78 ly.

These stars form part of the larger Ursa Major Moving Group, a group of stars that are about the same distance and are all moving in the same direction at the same speed.

The two stars not is this group are :-

• Duhbe (Alpha Ursa Majoris) at 124 ly &
• Alkaid (Eta Ursa Majoris) at 101 ly.

Answer 6

Any constellation is a group of stars that appear to form some kind of pattern,

but have no connection with each other. They all happen to be in roughly the

same direction from us, but they're all at different distances. So there's no

such thing as a constellation's distance from us.

Answer 7

The Big Dipper is a group of stars, not a single star. Of the seven outstanding stars, Mizar, the nearest, is at a distance of 78 light-years, whereas Dubhe, the farthest, is at a distance of 124 light-years.

Answer 8

It depends on how far apart you think they are

Answer 9

It's next to it. They circle each other....

Answer 10

The various stars composing Ursa Majoris are between 300 and 400 lightyears from Polaris, the current north pole star.