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''' Ursa Minor ''' is a constellation in the northern sky.
''' Ursa Minor ''' is a constellation in the northern sky. It includes the northern celestian pole, marked by [[Polaris]], the Pole Star.


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Ursa Minor is a constellation in the northern sky. It includes the northern celestian pole, marked by Polaris, the Pole Star.


Ursa Minor
Latin name Ursa Minor
Latin genitive Ursae Minoris
International abbreviation UMi
Number of stars 54
Symbology Little Bear


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88 Official Constellations by IAU

AndromedaAntliaApusAquariusAquilaAraAriesAurigaBoötesCaelumCamelopardalisCancerCanes VenaticiCanis MajorCanis MinorCapricornusCarinaCassiopeiaCentaurusCepheusCetusChamaeleonCircinusColumbaComa BerenicesCorona AustralisCorona BorealisCorvusCraterCruxCygnusDelphinusDoradoDracoEquuleusEridanusFornaxGeminiGrusHerculesHorologiumHydraHydrusIndusLacertaLeoLeo MinorLepusLibraLupusLynxLyraMensaMicroscopiumMonocerosMuscaNormaOctansOphiuchusOrionPavoPegasusPerseusPhoenixPictorPiscesPiscis AustrinusPuppisPyxisReticulumSagittaSagittariusScorpiusSculptorScutumSerpensSextansTaurusTelescopiumTriangulumTriangulum AustraleTucanaUrsa MajorUrsa MinorVelaVirgoVolansVulpecula