Official IAU constellation
Ursa Major
Great Bear
IAU abbreviation: UMa
Visibility
Northern sky
Best placed
February, March, April
Difficulty
medium
Pattern
19 stars, 20 lines
About
Ursa Major is one of the 88 IAU-recognized constellations, reconstructed here from 19 stars using the ConstellationLines (Marc van der Sluys) stick-figure convention.
- Ursa Major is one of the 88 constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
- This pattern connects 19 stars with 20 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Alioth (apparent magnitude 1.76).
Important Stars
AlkaidMizarAliothMegrezPhecdaTaiyangshouAlula BorealisAlula AustralisTania AustralisTania BorealisMerakDubheMuscidaAlkaphrahTalitha