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Proper Name	Alifa al Farkadain
Bayer Designation	Zeta Ursae Minoris
Flamsteed Number	16 Ursae Minoris
HR (BSC)	5903
HD	142105
Constellation	Ursa Minor
Right Ascension	15h 44m 4s
Declination	+77° 47' 40"
Distance	369 light years 113 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.28 Absolute: -0.99
Spectral Class	A3Vn white main sequence star
Optimum Visibility	May / June (Usually visible from northern latitudes)

A fourth-magnitude star that marks the base of the Little Bear's tail (or the handle of the Little Dipper). Zeta Ursae Minoris is a variable white star some 369 light years from the Solar System.

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