Also known as: こぐま座, 小熊座, 작은곰자리
Ursa Minor (the Lesser Bear, also known as the Little Dipper) is a Constellation located in the Northern celestial hemisphere. It is best known for its brightest star Polaris (Star), the Pole Star, located at the end of the bear's "tail" or the dipper's "handle". Its name, the Lesser Bear, refers to and contrasts it with nearby Ursa Major (Constellation), the Greater Bear.
Like the Big Dipper, Ursa Minor consists of seven stars and can be distinguished by its "handle": the former is bent downward, while the latter is bent upward.
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