constellation Ursa Minor

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• Ursa Minor — Ursa Ur sa, n. [L. ursa a she bear, also, a constellation, fem. of ursus a bear. Cf. {Arctic}.] (Astron.) Either one of the Bears. See the Phrases below. [1913 Webster] {Ursa Major} [L.], the Great Bear, one of the most conspicuous of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ursa Minor (disambiguation) — Ursa Minor ( little bear ) may refer to:* Ursa Minor, a constellation of stars. * Ursa Minor, a cave in Sequoia National Park, discovered in August 2006 …   Wikipedia

• Ursa Minor — n. [L, lit., Little Bear] a N constellation surrounded by Draco and containing the north celestial pole and the Little Dipper; the Little Bear or the Bear: see also POLARIS …   English World dictionary

• Ursa Minor — Infobox Constellation name =Ursa minor abbreviation = UMi genitive = Ursae Minoris symbology = The Little Bear RA = 15 dec= +75 areatotal = 256 arearank = 56th numbermainstars = 7 numberbfstars = 23 numberstarsplanets = 1 numberbrightstars = 2… …   Wikipedia

• Ursa Minor Dwarf — Infobox Galaxy caption = Ursa Minor Dwarf on DSS2, 0.6° view name = Ursa Minor Dwarf epoch = J2000 type = Ecite web title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database work=Results for Ursa Minor Dwarf url=http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/ accessdate=2006 11 29 …   Wikipedia

• Ursa Minor — /ɜsə ˈmaɪnə/ (say ersuh muynuh) noun (genitive Ursae Minoris /ɜsi məˈnɔrəs/ (say ersee muh nawruhs)) a northern constellation containing the stars forming the Little Dipper, the outermost of which (at the end of the tail of Ursa Minor) is Polaris …  

• List of stars in Ursa Minor — This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Ursa Minor, sorted by decreasing brightness.ee also*List of stars by constellationReferences*cite web last = ESA authorlink = European Space Agency title = The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues… …   Wikipedia

• Ursa Minor — constellation of stars in the northern sky …   English contemporary dictionary

• Ursa Minor — /err seuh muy neuhr/, gen. Ursae Minoris /err see mi nawr is, nohr /. Astron. the Little or Lesser Bear, the northernmost constellation, containing the stars that form the Little Dipper, the outermost of which, at the end of the handle, is… …   Universalium

• Ursa Minor — noun Etymology: Latin (genitive Ursae Minoris), literally, lesser bear Date: 1638 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Ursa Minor — noun A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a bear. It includes the familiar asterism the Little Dipper and, as part of it, the northern pole star Polaris. See Also: UMi …   Wiktionary