Ursa Minor
noun
Ur·sa Mi·nor
ˌər-sə-ˈmī-nər 
: a constellation that includes the north pole of the heavens and the stars which form the Little Dipper with the North Star at the tip of the handle
called also Little Bear
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Polaris is the end of the handle of the Little Dipper, the asterism that makes up most of Ursa Minor, the Little Bear.
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Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 25 June 2025
The Little Dipper doubles as the actual constellation Ursa Minor, or Little Bear.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 1 June 2025
The North Star lies at the end of the handle of the much dimmer Little Dipper, more formally known as Ursa Minor, the Little Bear.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
Look to the constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor for this shower’s radiant point.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2025
Leung was able to combine data from several different telescopes to narrow down the likely position of a repeating FRB, first detected in February 2024, located in the constellation Ursa Minor.
—Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2025
In the Key of Ursa Minor Matthew Tierney Three fake plastic bushes per sill
in the mall promenade.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
Avoid staring directly at the radiant (Ursa Minor).
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
The meteors appear near Ursa Minor, which is visible above the northern horizon after sunset.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
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Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 25 June 2025
The Little Dipper doubles as the actual constellation Ursa Minor, or Little Bear.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 1 June 2025
The North Star lies at the end of the handle of the much dimmer Little Dipper, more formally known as Ursa Minor, the Little Bear.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
Look to the constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor for this shower’s radiant point.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2025
Leung was able to combine data from several different telescopes to narrow down the likely position of a repeating FRB, first detected in February 2024, located in the constellation Ursa Minor.
—Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2025
In the Key of Ursa Minor Matthew Tierney Three fake plastic bushes per sill
in the mall promenade.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
Avoid staring directly at the radiant (Ursa Minor).
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
The meteors appear near Ursa Minor, which is visible above the northern horizon after sunset.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
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Ursa Minor
noun
Ursa Mi·nor
-ˈmī-nər
: the group of stars that includes the north pole of the heavens and the stars which form the Little Dipper with the North Star at the tip of the handle
called also Little Bear
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