What is the name of the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Major?

Alioth
Dubhe
Merak
Mizar
Alioth is (despite being designated 'epsilon') the brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Major, and at magnitude 1.76 is the thirty-first-brightest star in the sky. Historically, the star was frequently used in celestial navigation in the maritime trade, because it is listed as one of the 57 navigational stars.
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Alioth
Dubhe
Merak
Mizar
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flagAustralia
53%
11%
11%
23%
26
flagFrance
45%
45%
0%
9%
11
flagCanada
40%
26%
13%
20%
15
flagGreece
38%
23%
15%
23%
13
flagthe United States
36%
17%
22%
22%
146
flagAustria
35%
16%
27%
20%
54
flagPoland
32%
19%
23%
24%
3491
flagSwitzerland
32%
0%
28%
40%
25
flagGermany
28%
17%
23%
28%
308
flagIndia
26%
28%
24%
20%
266
flagthe United Kingdom
21%
23%
21%
33%
78
flagthe Philippines
18%
13%
36%
27%
22
flagthe Netherlands
14%
28%
21%
35%
14
flagPakistan
11%
33%
38%
16%
18
flagRepublic of Ireland
8%
25%
8%
58%
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