Ursa Minor

Meaning

A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a bear. It includes the familiar asterism of the Little Dipper and, as part of it, the northern pole star Polaris, as well as Kochab.

Synonyms

Little Dipper

Little Bear

Lesser Bear

Translations

Osa Menor

Kleiner Bär

Petite Ourse

Ursa Minor

Orsa Minore

Küçük Ayı

Kleine Beer

Μικρά Άρκτος

Μικρή Άρκτος

Ursa Menor

Ursa Minor

Óssa Menor

الدب الأصغر

Ursa Minor

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɝsə ˈmaɪnɚ/

Etymology

From Latin ursa minor (“(the) lesser bear”).