# \star printing as \ast

I would like to use both \star and \ast in my document, but they produce the same character (*), whether or not \star is in math mode. I am using pdflatex in MikTeX 2.9 with the times package. What package do I need to get the \star character?

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Possible duplicate of tex.stackexchange.com/questions/82155/… . Or at least you'll find some answers there... –  long tom Aug 27 '13 at 11:15
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@longtom -- this symbol is identified in the comprehensive symbols list as being a "basic" symbol, so a user should expect it to be present. since it is not present with the times package, what is needed is the mechanism for actually accessing it, and that isn't provided by the linked question. –  barbara beeton Aug 27 '13 at 12:35
I get two different symbols from \documentclass{article}\usepackage{times}\begin{document}$\star\ast$\end{docume‌​nt}. Can you show a minimal example? –  egreg Aug 27 '13 at 15:12

\newcommand{\mystar}{{\fontfamily{lmr}\selectfont$\star$}}