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How many stars make up the constellation ursa major?
The constellation Ursa major, is made up of 17 stars. The big dipper is found within this constellation and makes up for 7 of the stars.
How many stars are in the constellation Cygnus?
The constellation Cygnus contains 9 major stars
Is a constellation a group of stars?
Not necessarily: There are also other types of "groups of stars". The International Astronomical Union has divided the sky, and all of the fairly bright stars, into 88 recognized constellations. A grouping that isn't one of the official 88 constellations is an "asterism". For example, one of the common groupings that we talk about all the time is the Big Dipper, which is NOT a constellation! The official constellation is Ursa Major, the Great Bear; the central part of Ursa Major contains the 8 "Big Dipper" stars, and many others as well.
How many stars make up the constellation called the Big Dipper?
There are stars that make up the Big Dipper, an asterism which is part of the constellation Ursa Major.Names are in order from the bowl to the handle:DubheMerakPhecdaMegrezAliothMizarAlkaidNuketon
How old is ursa major?
Ursa Major means "Big Bear" Ursa means Bear, and Major means large. Ursa Minor means Ursa as in Bear and minor as in small. These names either came from the Greeks. In the U.S.A., Ursa Minor and Ursa Major are Little Dipper and Big Dipper.The Greeks looked at the two and said, "Those stars look like a little bear and a big bear" That's how Ursa Major and Ursa Minor got there name. Now, people in the U.S.A. thought that the Ursa Major and Ursa Minor looked like dippers. Scientists call them Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, I personally call them Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, but some children and adults call them Little Dipper and Big Dipper and that's how they got there name.Who discovered the Ursa Major?AnswerThe Ursa Major was known to astronomers before the medieval period,therefore the exact person is unknown.This is known as the ancient Indians called it "The Saptarishi"(Seven Saints,namely Kritu,Pulah,Pulatsya,Atri,Angira,Vashishtha,and Mareech)and believed that the sages had been grouped together.
Which constellation has the most stars and how many?
ursa major
How many stars make up the constellation ursa major?
The constellation Ursa major, is made up of 17 stars. The big dipper is found within this constellation and makes up for 7 of the stars.
What surface temperature of ursa major?
Ursa Major is a constellation, made up of many different stars. "It" doesn't have a temperature. Each star in it has it's own temperature.
The constellation in which the Pointer Stars are located?
The question is vague. There are many stars called "pointer" stars. For example, two of the stars in Ursa Major lie along a line that passes very near Polaris. A completely different set of stars in Ursa Major form an arc that passes near Regulus. There are plenty of other such astronomical coincidences.
How do you find the North Star shining brightly on a clear sky during night?
The proper name for the North Star is Polaris. To find it, you first need to identify the constellation Ursa Major and the constellation Ursa Minor. It is in Ursa Minor. Using the stars Dubhe and Merak in Ursa Major as starting points for a line, follow the line to Polaris. It is not a particularly bright star, but is overhead in the northern hemisphere and does not appear to move in the way many other stars do. They all appear to rotate around it.
How many stars are in the constellation Cygnus?
The constellation Cygnus contains 9 major stars
Is a constellation a group of stars?
Not necessarily: There are also other types of "groups of stars". The International Astronomical Union has divided the sky, and all of the fairly bright stars, into 88 recognized constellations. A grouping that isn't one of the official 88 constellations is an "asterism". For example, one of the common groupings that we talk about all the time is the Big Dipper, which is NOT a constellation! The official constellation is Ursa Major, the Great Bear; the central part of Ursa Major contains the 8 "Big Dipper" stars, and many others as well.
How many stars make up the constellation called the Big Dipper?
There are stars that make up the Big Dipper, an asterism which is part of the constellation Ursa Major.Names are in order from the bowl to the handle:DubheMerakPhecdaMegrezAliothMizarAlkaidNuketon
How old is ursa major?
Ursa Major means "Big Bear" Ursa means Bear, and Major means large. Ursa Minor means Ursa as in Bear and minor as in small. These names either came from the Greeks. In the U.S.A., Ursa Minor and Ursa Major are Little Dipper and Big Dipper.The Greeks looked at the two and said, "Those stars look like a little bear and a big bear" That's how Ursa Major and Ursa Minor got there name. Now, people in the U.S.A. thought that the Ursa Major and Ursa Minor looked like dippers. Scientists call them Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, I personally call them Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, but some children and adults call them Little Dipper and Big Dipper and that's how they got there name.Who discovered the Ursa Major?AnswerThe Ursa Major was known to astronomers before the medieval period,therefore the exact person is unknown.This is known as the ancient Indians called it "The Saptarishi"(Seven Saints,namely Kritu,Pulah,Pulatsya,Atri,Angira,Vashishtha,and Mareech)and believed that the sages had been grouped together.
How many stars does ursa major the constellation use?
It has more stars as you set the brightness threshold lower. If you include all stars down to magnitude 13 there are thousands, maybe even millions. The brightest stars are magnitude 2 so they are easily visible.
How many major stars are in the Aries constellation?
2
How many constellations make up the big dipper?
One constellation holds the Big Dipper, and that constellation is Ursa Major. The Big Dipper is located at the end of the body and the tail of the Great Bear constellation. The Big Dipper is considered a minor asterism within the constellation of Ursa Major, and the stars that make up the Big Dipper are Alkaid (at the end of the handle), Mizar, Alioth, and Megrez (making up the rest of the handle), and Megrez (same star), Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda making up the "dipper" part of the constellation.
