1. Mizar
By: Gloria Noble

2. Size
Mizar’s size a diameter of more than twice that of the sun, and a mass about three times that of the sun. Mizar is known from the Big Dipper.

3. Temperature
The effective temperature is 9600 K (Kelvin).

4. Color
Mizar is a hot white star. Mizar is two suns, Mizar A and Mizar B.

5. Distance From Our Sun
The distance from our sun to Mizar is 78.2 light years.

6. H-R diagram #
The number for the H-R diagram is “5054”

7. The constellation of Mizar
Mizar is in the constellation Big Dipper. Mizar has two planets, known as Mizar A and B.
the word “Mizar” means “Horse” in Arabic.
Mizar and Alcore are both a member of the Ursa Major Moving Cluster

8. How was Mizar born and What Cycle is it in?
Mizar is in
the cycle of
Red Giant/
Supergiant.

9. Information
Kelvin- A unit of measurement named after British scientist, William Thomson, Lord Kelvin ( ). One Kelvin degree is equivalent to one Celsius degree. The difference between the two temperature scales: All motion within an atom ceases at zero Kelvin (K) -- this point is called absolute zero. Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius, which is approximately Kelvin. [ K = C ]
Alcor- the star next to Mizar

10. Works Cited http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizar_(star)
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