Ursa Minor

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constellation northern constellation

Ursa Minor is a small northern constellation best known for containing Polaris, the current North Star, and forming the Little Dipper asterism.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Ursa Minor constellation	1
Ursa Minor constellation asterism Little Dipper	1

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constellation ⓘ northern constellation ⓘ
abbreviation	UMi NERFINISHED ⓘ
areaSquareDegrees	256 ⓘ
associatedFigure	Arcas NERFINISHED ⓘ Cynosura NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedMythology	Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderedByConstellation	Camelopardalis NERFINISHED ⓘ Cepheus NERFINISHED ⓘ Draco NERFINISHED ⓘ Ursa Major NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsAsterism	Little Dipper NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsCurrentNorthStar	Polaris NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsDeepSkyObject	IC 1128 NERFINISHED ⓘ IC 1131 NERFINISHED ⓘ IC 1132 NERFINISHED ⓘ IC 1133 NERFINISHED ⓘ IC 1135 NERFINISHED ⓘ IC 1136 NERFINISHED ⓘ IC 1143 NERFINISHED ⓘ IC 1144 NERFINISHED ⓘ IC 1145 NERFINISHED ⓘ IC 1148 NERFINISHED ⓘ IC 1150 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 3172 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 6214 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 6217 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 6250 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 6251 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ursa Minor Dwarf Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsMeteorShower	Ursa Minorids NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsNorthCelestialPole	true ⓘ
containsStar	Chi Ursae Minoris NERFINISHED ⓘ Epsilon Ursae Minoris NERFINISHED ⓘ Eta Ursae Minoris NERFINISHED ⓘ HD 150706 NERFINISHED ⓘ Kochab NERFINISHED ⓘ Lambda Ursae Minoris NERFINISHED ⓘ Omega Ursae Minoris NERFINISHED ⓘ Omicron Ursae Minoris NERFINISHED ⓘ Pherkad NERFINISHED ⓘ Phi Ursae Minoris NERFINISHED ⓘ Pi Ursae Minoris NERFINISHED ⓘ Polaris NERFINISHED ⓘ Psi Ursae Minoris NERFINISHED ⓘ Rho Ursae Minoris NERFINISHED ⓘ Sigma Ursae Minoris NERFINISHED ⓘ Tau Ursae Minoris NERFINISHED ⓘ Theta Ursae Minoris NERFINISHED ⓘ Upsilon Ursae Minoris NERFINISHED ⓘ Xi Ursae Minoris NERFINISHED ⓘ Yildun NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeta Ursae Minoris NERFINISHED ⓘ
declination	+75 degrees ⓘ
englishName	Little Bear NERFINISHED ⓘ
genitive	Ursae Minoris NERFINISHED ⓘ
hemisphere	northern celestial hemisphere ⓘ
isCircumpolarFrom	most of the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
isPartOf	modern 88 constellations ⓘ
latinName	Ursa Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameMeaning	Little Bear NERFINISHED ⓘ
rankByArea	56 ⓘ
recognizedBy	International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
rightAscension	15 hours ⓘ
visibleAtLatitudesBetween	+90 and -10 degrees ⓘ
zodiacal	false ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ursa Minor Dwarf Galaxy → locatedInConstellation → Ursa Minor ⓘ

IAU 88 modern constellations list → includes → Ursa Minor ⓘ

Northern Celestial Hemisphere → contains → Ursa Minor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ursa Minor constellation asterism Little Dipper

Ursa Major family → hasMember → Ursa Minor ⓘ

Ptolemy’s 48 constellations → includesConstellation → Ursa Minor ⓘ

Flag of the Community of Madrid → symbolizes → Ursa Minor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ursa Minor constellation

Camelopardalis → locatedNear → Ursa Minor ⓘ

Camelopardalis → borderingConstellation → Ursa Minor ⓘ