latin name for great bear
comes from the old roman times
Ursa Major IS a constellation.
Because it looks like a huge bear... Ursa Major=Great Bear
No. Ursa Major is often used as a way to find it, as part of it points towards it, but it is not actually in Ursa Major. It is in fact in Ursa Minor.
Ursa Major
Ursa Major
No. Ursa Major is not on the ecliptic.
Ursa Major - album - was created in 2005.
Richard. A. Proctor named Ursa Major in 1869.
No the big dipper is IN Ursa Major and the little dipper is in Ursa Minor
No, it is in Ursa Minor.
Ursa major area: 1280 sq. deg. (3rd)