Asteria — interactive night sky map
Alkaid (Eta Ursae Majoris) is a star in the constellation Ursa Major with an apparent magnitude of 1.85. It lies about 104 light-years from Earth. It is visible to the naked eye under dark skies.
It is best placed in the evening sky around April. It is visible from the whole northern hemisphere and from southern latitudes down to about 41°S. It is circumpolar (never sets) north of latitude 41°N.