Western asterism
Big Dipper
This is an asterism, not one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
Part of: Ursa Major
Visibility
Northern sky
Best placed
February, March, April
Difficulty
easy
Pattern
7 stars, 7 lines
About
Big Dipper is a Western-tradition asterism spanning Ursa Major, not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- Big Dipper is a Western-tradition asterism - a recognizable star pattern that is not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- This pattern connects 7 stars with 7 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Alioth (apparent magnitude 1.76).
- Spans part of: Ursa Major.
Important Stars
AlkaidMizarAliothMegrezDubheMerakPhecda