ursa minor

     

Ursa Minor (pronounce /ˌɝsəˈmaɪnɚ/) is a constellation in the northern sky, the name of which means Little Bear in Latin. It is one of the 88 modern constellations, and was also one of the 48 listed by Ptolemy. It is notable as the location of the north celestial pole, although this will change after some centuries due to the precession of the equinoxes.

Trivia about ursa minor

  • The sky wouldn't be bare without this constellation that contains the Little Dipper; there are 87 others
  • Looking for the North Star? It's in the tail of this "lesser bear"
  • Its second-brightest star is called Kochab, Arabic for "the north star", because that's what it once was

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