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| Ursa Minor
| | Meaning | | The Small Bear | | Abbreviation | | UMi | | Pronunciation | | Ur-sar Mine-nore | | Hemisphere | | Northern | | Zodiac | | No | | Creator | | Ptolemy | | Size (sq. deg.) | | 255.864 | | Size (position) | | 56 | | Size (percentage) | | 0.62 | | Software (Picture) | | Night Vision (B.Simpson) | | Constellations that surround | | Cepheus | | | Camelopardalis | | | Draco | | | | Principle Stars | | Kochab | | | PherkadMajor | | | Polaris | | | | |
Legend / Myth |
Zeus had a son (Arcas) with Callisto, a mortal. In a fit of rage, Hera turned Callisto into a bear UrsaMajor. When Arcas nearly killed his mother as he didn't know who she was, Zeus turned Arcas into a bear Ursa Minor and sent them to the stars.
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