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The stars that make up the Great Bear are called Dubhe, Alkaid, Mizar, Alcor, Merak, W Ursae Majoris and 47 Ursae Majoris (b, c & d). There also other objects that make up the Great Bear. There is a planetary nebula called the owl nebula, five spiral galaxies called M81, M101 or the pinwheel galaxy, NGC 3079, NGC 3310 and NGC 4013, and a young dwarf galaxy called I Zwicky 18.
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How many stars make up the littel dipper?
The Little Dipper (also: Little Bear, or scientifically: Ursa Minor) is made up of seven main stars.
How many stars make up the constellation ursa major?
The constellation Ursa Major contains about seven main stars that form the shape of a bear. The most famous of these stars is the Big Dipper or Plough asterism, which is not a constellation in itself but part of Ursa Major.
How many stars make up the constellation Camelopardalis?
The constellation Camelopardalis consists of many stars, but there is no specific number as the stars within a constellation can vary depending on the size and shape of the constellation.
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 do billions of stars make up?
Billions of stars make up galaxies. Galaxies are vast systems of stars, planets, gas, and dust that are held together by gravity. Our Milky Way galaxy, for example, consists of billions of stars including our Sun.
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.
How many stars make up the littel dipper?
The Little Dipper (also: Little Bear, or scientifically: Ursa Minor) is made up of seven main stars.
How many stars make up the constellation ursa major?
The constellation Ursa Major contains about seven main stars that form the shape of a bear. The most famous of these stars is the Big Dipper or Plough asterism, which is not a constellation in itself but part of Ursa Major.
How many stars make up the little dipper?
Seven stars make up the Little Dipper.
How many stars make up Andromeda's constellation?
About 100 billion stars make up Andromeda
How many stars make up the constellation Camelopardalis?
The constellation Camelopardalis consists of many stars, but there is no specific number as the stars within a constellation can vary depending on the size and shape of the constellation.
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 are the lyrics for Upon a hill I saw a Bear a great big bear away up there repeat upon a hill I saw a bearrrr a great big bear away up there He said to me Why don't you run etc?
You just wrote them.
How was the big dipper was found?
Ancient people looked up in the sky and imagined patterns in the stars. They saw a pattern of fairly bright stars in the shape of a dipper, although some people saw the shape of a large bear. In England, people made stories about the wagon that carried King Charles to his execution, and named it Charles' Wain.Officially, the name of the constellation is Ursa Major, or "Great Bear".But there isn't actually anything there in the sky except scattered stars. We IMAGINE the patterns. But human beings instinctively try to make patterns out of what we see.
Is every star a different galaxy?
No. Individual stars make up galaxies, sometimes in huge numbers. Some galaxies can appear, in telescopes, as single stars but this is due to their great distance
What do billions of stars make up?
Billions of stars make up galaxies. Galaxies are vast systems of stars, planets, gas, and dust that are held together by gravity. Our Milky Way galaxy, for example, consists of billions of stars including our Sun.
Would a bear make a great pet?
No they do not usually make good pets. Most people who get bears when the bear is a cub end up having to find a new home for the bear because they can not take care of it. Bears are wild animals even if you try to keep them as pets and they can still attack.
