✨ Ursa Minor

UMi · lesser bear · Northern sky

Ursa Minor is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning lesser bear; stars within it are named in the genitive form Ursae Minoris.

Facts about Ursa Minor

Constellation	Ursa Minor
IAU abbreviation	UMi
Genitive (Latin)	Ursae Minoris
Meaning	lesser bear
Brightest star	Polaris (apparent magnitude 1.98)
Area	256 square degrees
Hemisphere	Northern

Deep-sky objects in Ursa Minor

No Messier-catalogued object lies within this constellation’s borders.

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.