Ursa Major

Details

Instance of

constellation

Part of

Northern celestial hemisphere

Has parts

Big Dipper, Right Wall of the Purple Forbidden Enclosure, Inner Steps, Wenchang, Three Top Instructors, Royals, Celestial Prison, Guard of the Sun, Judge for Nobility, Assistant, Imperial Guards, Three Steps

Present in work

Birth of the Federation

Said to be the same as

Valacirca

Area

1280

described by source

Otto's encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Ursa Major, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Star Lore of All Ages, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The New Student's Reference Work, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana (1908-1930)

different from

Big Dipper, Ursa Major

named after

Ursidae

native label

Great Bear, Großer Bär, Большая Медведица, Grote Beer, Wielka Niedźwiedzica, Orsa Maggiore

official name

Ursa Major

shares border with

Draco, Camelopardalis, Lynx, Leo Minor, Leo, Coma Berenices, Canes Venatici, Boötes

short name

UMa

topic has template

Template:Ursa Major, Q10729136

topic's main category

Category:Ursa Major

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