Mizar system
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Jump to navigationJump to searchThe Mizar system is a double binary, or quadruple star system. The system has two primary components, A and B, which lie some 345 to 500 AU apart and take around 5,000 years to complete one mutual circuit. However, each of the two stars have a binary companion of their own.
Another nearby star around three light years away, Alcor, has a similar proper motion but is probably outside the gravitational influence of this system.
Overview
Primary: Mizar Aa (Zeta Ursae Majoris)
- Companion: Mizar Ab
Secondary: Mizar Ba
- Companion: Mizar Bb
