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  2. Ursa Minor - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. RU Ursae Minoris - Wikipedia

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    RU Ursae Minoris is a binary star system in the constellation Ursa Minor.Its apparent magnitude ranges from 10 to 10.66 over 0.52 days as one star passes in front of the other relative to observers on Earth. [3]

  4. NGC 5939 - Wikipedia

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    NGC 5939 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Minor. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 6684 ± 4 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 98.59 ± 6.90 Mpc (~322 million light-years). [1] It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on 11 July 1883. [2]

  5. Astronomers, Rejoice: This New Lighting Collection Takes Cues ...

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    This latest project, a series of sconces, lamps, and chandeliers for Czech-based glass manufacturer Lasvit, takes cues from Grand Central Terminal. Astronomers, Rejoice: This New Lighting ...

  6. The last meteor shower of 2023 will peak tonight. Here’s how ...

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    Instead, the Ursids appear to originate from the constellation Ursa Minor, otherwise known as the Little Dipper. By logging the time, magnitude and other characteristics of meteor sightings ...

  7. 3C 309.1 - Wikipedia

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    3C 309.1 is a quasar [1] located in the constellation of Ursa Minor. It has a redshift (z) of 0.90 [2] and was first identified as an astronomical radio source from the Third Cambridge Catalogue of Radio Sources by in 1966. [3] This object contains a compact steep spectrum (CSS) source, [4] and is classified as one of the brightest and largest ...