How far is the Big Dipper from the earth?

The distances from the Big Dipper to the Earth are Shu Tian, Yaoguang, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Tian Xuan and Kaiyang, and the distances are 124, 104, 84, 8 1, 80, 79 and 78 light years, with an average distance of 90 light years.

The distance between the big scoops is not as close as it looks, and they are at least a few light years apart. For example, the distance from the celestial pole to Kaiyang is about 8.6 light years, which is equivalent to the distance from the sun to Sirius; The distance between Tianqi and Tianxuan is 1 1 light years, which is even closer than their distance from the sun.

The Big Dipper is called Shu Tian, Tian Xuan, Celestial Pole, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang and Ursa Major by ancient astronomers.