Ursa Minor (Latin: 'Lesser Bear', contrasting with Ursa Major), also known as the Little Bear, is a constellation in the Northern Sky.As with the Great Bear, the tail of the Little Bear may also be seen as the handle of a ladle, hence the North American name, Little Dipper: seven stars with four in its bowl like its partner the Big Dipper.Ursa Minor was one of the 48 constellations listed by ...

Ursa Major (/ ˈ ɜːr s ə ˈ m eɪ dʒ ər /; also known as the Great Bear) is a constellation in the northern sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory.Its Latin name means "greater (or larger) bear," referring to and contrasting it with nearby Ursa Minor, the lesser bear. [citation needed] In antiquity, it was one of the original 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy ...

La Osa Menor (ursa en latín) es una constelación del hemisferio norte.Comparte el mismo nombre que la Osa Mayor, debido a que su cola se asemeja al mango de una cuchara: consta de siete estrellas con la forma de carro; cuatro de ellas forman lo que es la parte honda del carro y las otras tres son el mango del carro. Fue una de las 48 constelaciones enumeradas …

L'Orsa Minore (in latino Ursa Minor) è una costellazione del cielo settentrionale. È una delle 88 costellazioni moderne, ma era già tra le 48 costellazioni elencate da Tolomeo. È particolarmente nota perché al suo interno si trova il polo nord celeste, anche se la sua posizione è soggetta ad un continuo, lento spostamento a causa della precessione dell'asse di rotazione terrestre.

Ursa Minor ist das nördlichste Sternbild, seine Fläche grenzt an drei andere – Draco, Cepheus und Camelopardalis – und enthält den Himmelsnordpol.Dieser Angelpunkt der scheinbaren Drehung des Firmaments befindet sich in Verlängerung der Erdachse nahe dem hellsten Stern des Sternbildes Kleiner Bär.. Da er den derzeitigen Polarstern, genauer: Nordpolarstern, darstellt, …

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