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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.

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What type of star is ursa minor?

Ursa Minor is a constellation not a star


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.


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Is the North Star in the Ursa Minor constellation?

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Is Little Dipper part of Ursa Major or Ursa Minor?

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What does Caesar's bear mean?

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What constellation is associated with a bear?

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What is the biggest star in Ursa Minor?

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What are the release dates for Ursa Minor - 2002?

Ursa Minor - 2002 was released on: USA: January 2002


What is the hawaiian word for ursa minor?

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Who discovered ursa major and ursa minor?

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