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Ursa Minor is another name for the Little Bear, which is also known as the Little Dipper. This constellation is clearly visible with the human eye in the Northern Hemisphere. Note that Polaris, the North Star is a part of this constellation. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The above is correct, however, apart from Polaris, in areas with bad light pollution the rest of the stars in Ursa Minor may not always be visible.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 9y agoUrsa Major is a shape that human beings impose on several bright stars in a region of the night sky.
There's no other connection among those stars, and they are all at different distances from Earth.
Ursa major is a constellation. It doesn't make sense to talk about the distance to a constellation - a constellation is basically a direction in space, so it starts right here and goes all the way to infinity. Or however far the Universe goes.
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∙ 9y agoUrsa Major is a shape that human beings impose on several bright stars in a region of the night sky.
There's no other connection among those stars, and they are all at different distances from Earth.
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∙ 15y agoThe constellations that border the constellation Ursa Major are:
Draco
Camelopardalis
Lynx
Leo Minor
Leo
Coma Berenices
Canes Venatici
Boötes
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∙ 9y agoUrsa major is a constellation. It doesn't make sense to talk about the distance to a constellation - a constellation is basically a direction in space, so it starts right here and goes all the way to infinity. Or however far the Universe goes.
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∙ 15y agoThe brightest star in Ursa Major is a star called Alioth.
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∙ 9y agoUrsa Major is a large constellation in the shape of a Great Bear. It is the highest in the sky in the spring and the lowest in the sky during autumn. It travels closely around the North Star.
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∙ 15y agoUrsa Major is one of the constellations that is visible all year round in the northern hemisphere. Winter nights are longer and darker, so it is better to see it then.
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∙ 15y agothroughout the year.
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∙ 15y agoYellow.
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Is Polaris located in ursa major?
No, it is in Ursa Minor.
Are big dipper and ursa major different constillations?
No the big dipper is IN Ursa Major and the little dipper is in Ursa Minor
What constellation is used to determine earth's north?
The constellation Ursa Minor contains the star Polaris, which is the pole star.Two stars in Ursa Major, Merak and Dubhe, form a pair line that points to Polaris. They are the stars on the edge of the "Big Dipper."
What is the distance from mercury to the earth and what is the distance from earth to mercury?
Depending on where Mercury is relative to the Earth as the two planets orbit the sun, the distance from Mercury to Earth varies from 77.3x106km and 221.9x106km.
What distance is the solar system distance from Earth?
Earth is part of our solar system.
How far is ursa minor from earth?
Ursa Minor or "The Little Bear" is a constellation. It is made up of many stars, each one having it's own unique distance from Earth. It only looks like Ursa Minor from our perspective.
Is the Milky Way inside Ursa Major?
No. Ursa Major and all stars visible from earth are in the Milky Way.
How do you identify the constellation of stars?
we can easily identify constellation of stars.Constellation is a group of stars that appear to form some recognisable pattern or shape in the sky.some examples of constellation stars are Ursa majors,ursa minor,orion,cassiopeia.
What is the distance between Ursa Major and Earth?
Ursa Major or Great Bear is a star constellation. As such, one cannot think in terms of the distance to it because the stars that make up the constellation are not located in the same general area in space. Epsilon UMa, one of the stars that make up the constellation is also the closest at 64 light years.
What is the pitching measurement for the minor league?
Inasmuch as the minor leagues are the training grounds for the majors, the distance from the pitching rubber to home plate is exactly the same as in the majors ... Sixty feet and six inches. Think any of the "greats" could have adjusted to the majors if the distance was less?
Is the distance between the mound and the plate the same in high school and the majors?
no they are not
How far is alioth from earth?
The star, Alioth, in the big dipper (Which is the "tail" in the constellation Ursa Major) is approximately eighty light years from Earth.
Distance from the earth?
distance earth from the sun
Is Little Dipper part of Ursa Major or Ursa Minor?
The Big Dipper is part of the Ursa Major.The Little Dipper is part of the Ursa Minor.
Which costellation contains the North Star?
Ursa Minor. Currently. (Which star is "the north star" changes very slowly because the Earth "wobbles".) In about 10,000 years the north star will be Vega, which is in the constellation Lyra. The north celestial pole can also point to the locations within the constellations Draco, Cygnus, and Hercules over its 26,000 year long cycle.
How far is the earths moon from mercury?
Varying from the the distance from the Earth to the Moon + the distance from the sun to the earth + the distance from mercury to the sun, to the distance from the earth to the sun - the distance from mercury to the sun - the distance from the earth to the moon
How many earth years is Ursa Major from the sun?
47 Ursae Majoris is about 46 light years away.
