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- Latin:
- āLesser Bearā
- Also called:
- the Little Bear
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Ursa Minor
constellation
Also known as: Lesser Bear, The Little Bear
Star trailsStar trails centred on the north celestial pole, located near the star Polaris in the constellation Ursa Minor.
Ursa Minor, in astronomy, a constellation of the northern sky, at about 15 hours right ascension and 80Ā° north declination, and seven of whose stars outline the Little Dipper. Polaris (Alpha Ursae Minoris), at the end of the Little Dipperās handle, marks (roughly) the position of the north celestial pole and is the brightest star in Ursa Minor, with a magnitude of 2.0.
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