Celestial Atlas
Tucana <—     Ursa Major: The Great Bear     —> Ursa Minor
(possessive form Ursae Majoris, abbreviation UMa)
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Constellations Bordering Ursa Major
(tba)

Ursa Major is one of the 48 ancient constellations recorded by Ptolemy.

Illustration of Ursa Major
From Bayer's 1603 Uranometria
(Image Credit and © Tartu Observatory Virtual Museum; used by permission)
Portion of Bayer's Uranometria showing the region near Ursa Major

Map of Ursa Major
Modified version of Wikimedia Commons map by Torsten Bronger


Stars in Ursa Major

     Stars which have common names often have multiple names, so the common names shown (if any) cannot be considered authoritative. Right ascension and declination are given in 2000.0 coordinates.

α UMa (Dubhe)

β UMa (Merak)

γ UMa (Phecda = Phad)

δ UMa (Megrez)

ε UMa (Alioth)

ζ UMa (Mizar)

η UMa (Alkaid)


Celestial Atlas
Tucana <—     Ursa Major: The Great Bear     —> Ursa Minor