This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Ursa Minor, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name B F Var HD HIP RA Dec vis.mag. abs.mag. Dist. (ly) Sp. class Notes Polaris α 1 8890 11767 1.97 −3.64 431 F7:Ib-IIv SB Pole Star, Lodestar, Alruccabah, Cynosura, Phoenice, Tramontana, Angel Stern, Navigatoria, Star of Arcady, Yilduz, Mismar, Polyarnaya, Dhruva; classical Cepheid, β UMi β 7 131873 72607 2.07 −0.87 126 K4IIIvar Kochab, Kokab, Kochah; suspected variable, , has a planet (b) γ UMi γSeldom Gamma2 Ursae Minoris 13 137422 75097 3.04 −2.84 480 A3II-III Pherkad, Pherkad Major; δ Sct variable, ε UMi ε 22 153751 82080 4.21 −0.92 346 G5IIIvar RS CVn variable, 5 UMi aDesignated as a Ursae Minoris by Flamsteed, A Ursae Minoris by Bode 5 127700 70692 4.25 −0.87 345 K4III ζ UMi ζ 16 142105 77055 4.29 −1.02 376 A3Vn Ahfa al Farkadain δ UMi δ 23 166205 85822 4.35 0.61 183 A1Vn Yildun, Gildun, Vildiur, Yilduz, Pherkard RR UMi τDesignated as Tau Ursae Minoris in Bode's Uranographia RR 132813 73199 4.63 −0.80 398 M5III semiregular variable, 4 UMi bDesignated as b Ursae Minoris by Flamsteed and Bode 4 124547 69112 4.80 −1.13 500 K3III η UMi η 21 148048 79822 4.95 2.58 97 F5V Anwar al Farkadain, Alasco θ UMi θ 15 139669 76008 5.00 −2.03 832 K5III suspected variable 11 UMi ιDesignated as Iota Ursae Minoris by Bode, also Gamma1 Ursae Minoris, both designations seldom used 11 136726 74793 5.02 −0.37 389 K4III Pherkad Minor; has a planet (b) HD 136064 νDesignated as Nu Ursae Minoris in Bode's Uranographia 136064 74605 5.15 3.13 83 F9IV HD 124730 ξDesignated as Xi Ursae Minoris in Bode's Uranographia 124730 69373 5.18 −0.50 445 M2III variable star, 19 UMi κDesignated as Kappa Ursae Minoris in Bode's Uranographia 19 146926 79280 5.48 −1.07 665 B8V HD 118904 σDesignated as Sigma Ursae Minoris in Bode's Uranographia 118904 66435 5.50 0.05 400 K2III has a planet (b) HD 149681 149681 80480 5.55 2.42 138 F0V HD 133002 133002 72573 5.63 2.45 141 F9V HD 140227 140227 76519 5.65 −1.51 881 M0III HD 145622 145622 78661 5.73 −0.53 581 A3V HD 158996 158996 84769 5.74 −1.67 991 K5III has a planet (b) 24 UMi 24 166926 85699 5.78 2.38 156 A2m HD 117187 117187 65536 5.82 −1.63 1009 M1III HD 120084 120084 66903 5.91 0.96 318 G7III: has a planet (b) HD 152303 152303 81854 5.99 3.21 117 F4V HD 147321 147321 79601 6.02 −0.78 748 A3V VX UMi VX 155154 83317 6.17 2.91 146 F0IVn γ Dor variable HD 135384 135384 74272 6.18 0.23 504 A8Vn HD 133994 133994 73706 6.22 0.45 464 A2Vs UY UMi UY 107192 59767 6.27 2.93 152 F2V γ Dor variable HD 129245 129245 71196 6.27 0.52 461 K3III λ UMi λ 183030 84535 6.31 −0.84 876 M1III semiregular variable HD 107113 107113 59879 6.33 3.34 129 F4V HD 151623 151623 81428 6.33 0.81 414 G9III HD 150275 150275 80850 6.35 0.87 408 K1III 20 UMi 20 147142 79420 6.36 −0.49 765 K2IV HD 113889 113889 63822 6.43 1.01 396 F0V 3 UMi μDesignated as Mu Ursae Minoris in Bode's Uranographia 3 124063 68956 6.43 0.79 438 A7V HD 5914 5914 7283 6.46 1.49 321 A3V π1 UMi A π1 139777 75809 6.57 4.85 72 G8IV-V+... 9 UMi 9 133621 73440 6.64 4.00 110 G0 8 UMi 8 133086 73136 6.83 0.95 489 K0 Baekdu; has a planet (b) π2 UMi π2 18 141652 76695 6.89 1.54 384 F2 HD 150706 150706 80902 7.03 4.85 89 G0 has an unconfirmed planet U UMi U 125556 69816 7.10 858 M6-8e Mira variable, π1 UMi B π1 139813 75829 7.30 5.62 71 G5 14 UMi 14 137686 75152 7.38 3.51 194 F5 S UMi S 139492 75847 7.5 2450 M6.5-7.5e Mira variable, V UMi V 119227 66562 7.81 1280 M... semiregular variable, W UMi W 150265 79069 8.65 1600 A2V Algol variable, RU UMi RU 10.24 A2 β Lyr variable, Z UMi Z 11.40 C R CrB variable, T UMi T 118556 11.46 M6e Mira variable, SS UMi SS 12.6 CV SU UMa variable, WD 1337+705 66578 12.77 85.14 DA2.4 white dwarf H1504+65 15.9 DZ... possible pre-white-dwarf star Calvera 625 pulsar RW UMi RW DQ Her variable WISE 1506+7027 11.1 T6 brown dwarf

See also List of stars by constellation

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