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Ursa (Finland), a Finnish astronomical association Ursa, a spider genus in the family Araneidae; Ursa Major, the Great Bear constellation; Ursa Minor, the Small Bear constellation
Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is a constellation in the northern sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory.Its Latin name means "greater (or larger) bear", referring to and contrasting it with nearby Ursa Minor, the lesser bear. [1]
Ursa Minor (Latin for 'Lesser Bear', contrasting with Ursa Major), also known as the Little Bear, is a constellation located in the far northern sky.As with the Great Bear, the tail of the Little Bear may also be seen as the handle of a ladle, hence the North American name, Little Dipper: seven stars with four in its bowl like its partner the Big Dipper.
α Ursae Majoris (Latinised to Alpha Ursae Majoris) is the star system's Bayer designation. It bore the traditional name Dubhe, which is derived from the Arabic for 'bear', dubb, from the phrase ظهر الدب الاكبر żahr ad-dubb al-akbar 'the back of the Greater Bear'. The ancient Egyptians called it Ak, meaning 'The Eye'. [19]
It is designated α Ursae Minoris (Latinized to Alpha Ursae Minoris) and is commonly called the North Star or Pole Star. With an apparent magnitude that fluctuates around 1.98, [ 3 ] it is the brightest star in the constellation and is readily visible to the naked eye at night. [ 15 ]
Alioth / ˈ æ l i ɒ θ /, also called Epsilon Ursae Majoris, is a star in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. The designation is Latinised from ε Ursae Majoris and abbreviated Epsilon UMa or ε UMa .
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Bear taxon names such as Arctoidea and Helarctos come from the ancient Greek ἄρκτος (arktos), meaning bear, [7] as do the names "arctic" and "antarctic", via the name of the constellation Ursa Major, the "Great Bear", prominent in the northern sky. [8] Bear taxon names such as Ursidae and Ursus come from Latin Ursus/Ursa, he-bear/she ...