URSA MAJOR Ursa Major, the Greater Bear, walks upright beneath the North Celestial Pole. The dominant figure, the Big Dipper (Plough in Britain), mark its hindquarters and tail (the stars, in order from the lip of the bowl through the end of the handle, Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar, and Alkaid). The leg

Genitive: Ursae Majoris Abbreviation: UMa Size ranking: 3rd Origin: One of the 48 Greek constellations listed by Ptolemy in the Almagest Greek name: Ἄρκτος Μεγάλη (Arktos Megale) Undoubtedly the most familiar star pattern in the entir

 Back to Constellation Index Ursa Major Abbreviation: UMa Genitive: Ursae Majoris Right Ascension: 10.67 hours Declination: 55.38 degrees   Ursa Major, the Great Bear, is visible in the Northern Hemisphere all year long. Ursa Major is the best known of the constellation and it appears in every reference know

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Ursa Major Transit Date of principal star: 8 March Ursa Major is a large sprawling constellation, the third largest in fact. Its mainly known as the home of the Big Dipper (UK: the Plough), certainly the best known asterism in all the heavens. The constellation offers a number of objects, some well known, others rathe

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Ursa Major (also known as the Great Bear) is a constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere . One of the constellations listed by Ptolemy (second century AD), it remains one of the modern constellations . It can be visible throughout the year in most of the northern hemisphere . Its name, Latin for the greater (o

Ursa Major Abbreviation: UMa Genitive: Ursae Majoris Translation: The Greater Bear Sky Chart Peoria Astronomical Society Ursa Major Page Interactive star chart (Java applet) Position in the Sky Explanation of the following information Right Ascension: 11 hours Declination: 50 degrees Visible between latitudes 90 and -