Official IAU constellation
Ursa Minor
Little Bear
IAU abbreviation: UMi
Visibility
Northern sky
Best placed
April, May, June
Difficulty
medium
Pattern
7 stars, 7 lines
About
Ursa Minor is one of the 88 IAU-recognized constellations, reconstructed here from 7 stars using the ConstellationLines (Marc van der Sluys) stick-figure convention.
- Ursa Minor is one of the 88 constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
- This pattern connects 7 stars with 7 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Polaris (apparent magnitude 1.97).
Important Stars
PolarisYildunKochabPherkad