Western asterism
Mini-Dipper
This is an asterism, not one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
Part of: Ursa Major
Visibility
Northern sky
Best placed
January, February, March
Difficulty
hard
Pattern
11 stars, 11 lines
About
Mini-Dipper is a Western-tradition asterism spanning Ursa Major, not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- Mini-Dipper is a Western-tradition asterism - a recognizable star pattern that is not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- This pattern connects 11 stars with 11 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Dubhe (apparent magnitude 1.81).
- Spans part of: Ursa Major.
Important Stars
Dubhe