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Constellation:
Ursa Minor
Thales, 6th century BC
- UMi
(astronomical entity)
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Entity:
Caelum - region of the fixed stars
..Andromeda (Constellation) - And
..Antlia (Constellation) - Ant
..Apus (Constellation) - Aps
..Aquarius (Constellation) - Aqr
..Aquila (Constellation) - Aql
..Ara (Constellation) - Ara
..Aries (Constellation) - Ari
..Auriga (Constellation) - Aur
..Bootes (Constellation) - Boo
..Caelum (Constellation) - Cae
..Camelopardalis (Constellation) - Cam
..Cancer (Constellation) - Cnc
..Canes Venatici (Constellation) - CVn
..Canis Major (Constellation) - CMa
..Canis Minor (Constellation) - CMi
..Capricornus (Constellation) - Cap
..Carina (Constellation) - Car
..Cassiopeia (Constellation) - Cas
..Centaurus (Constellation) - Cen
..Cepheus (Constellation) - Cep
..Cetus (Constellation) - Cet
..Chamaeleon (Constellation) - Cha
..Circinus (Constellation) - Cir
..Columba (Constellation) - Col
..Coma Berenices (Constellation) - Com
..Corona Australis (Constellation) - CrA
..Corona Borealis (Constellation) - CrB
..Corvus (Constellation) - Crv
..Crater (Constellation) - Crt
..Crux (Constellation) - Cru
..Cygnus (Constellation) - Cyg
..Delphinus (Constellation) - Del
..Dorado (Constellation) - Dor
..Draco (Constellation) - Dra
..Equuleus (Constellation) - Equ
..Eridanus (Constellation) - Eri
..Fornax (Constellation) - For
..Gemini (Constellation) - Gem
..Grus (Constellation) - Gru
..Hercules (Constellation) - Her
..Horologium (Constellation) - Hor
..Hydra (Constellation) - Hya
..Hydrus (Constellation) - Hyi
..Indus (Constellation) - Ind
..Lacerta (Constellation) - Lac
..Leo (Constellation) - Leo
..Leo Minor (Constellation) - LMi
..Lepus (Constellation) - Lep
..Libra (Constellation) - Lib
..Lupus (Constellation) - Lup
..Lynx (Constellation) - Lyn
..Lyra (Constellation) - Lyr
..Mensa (Constellation) - Men
..Microscopium (Constellation) - Mic
..Monoceros (Constellation) - Mon
..Musca (Constellation) - Mus
..Norma (Constellation) - Nor
..Octans (Constellation) - Oct
..Ophiuchus (Constellation) - Oph
..Orion (Constellation) - Ori
..Pavo (Constellation) - Pav
..Pegasus (Constellation) - Peg
..Perseus (Constellation) - Per
..Phoenix (Constellation) - Phe
..Pictor (Constellation) - Pic
..Pisces (Constellation) - Psc
..Piscis Austrinus (Constellation) - PsA
..Puppis (Constellation) - Pup
..Pyxis (Constellation) - Pyx
..Reticulum (Constellation) - Ret
..Sagitta (Constellation) - Sge
..Sagittarius (Constellation) - Sgr
..Scorpius (Constellation) - Sco
..Sculptor (Constellation) - Scl
..Scutum (Constellation) - Sct
..Serpens (Constellation) - Ser
..Sextans (Constellation) - Sex
..Taurus (Constellation) - Tau
..Telescopium (Constellation) - Tel
..Triangulum (Constellation) - Tri
..Triangulum Australe (Constellation) - TrA
..Tucana (Constellation) - Tuc
..Ursa Major (Constellation) - UMa
..Vela (Constellation) - Vel
..Virgo (Constellation) - Vir
..Volans (Constellation) - Vol
..Vulpecula (Constellation) - Vul
..Ursa Minor (Constellation) - UMi
....11 Ursae Minoris (Star)
....19 Ursae Minoris (Star)
....20 Ursae Minoris (Star)
....24 Ursae Minoris (Star)
....3 Ursae Minoris (Star)
....4 Ursae Minoris (Star system)
....5 Ursae Minoris (Star system)
....Alpha Ursae Minoris (Star system) - Polaris
....Beta Ursae Minoris (Star system) - Kochab
....Delta Ursae Minoris (Star)
....Epsilon Ursae Minoris (Star system)
....Eta Ursae Minoris (Star system)
....Gamma Ursae Minoris (Star) - Pherkad
....Lambda Ursae Minoris (Star system)
....Theta Ursae Minoris (Star)
....Zeta Ursae Minoris (Star)
Concise hierarchy
(Region)
Caelum
Current position
Caelum
(Region)
veter.
Ref:
A. Hirshfeld & R.W. Sinnott, 1982
: xviii.
Historical positions
Caelum
(Region)
veter.
Ref:
A. Hirshfeld & R.W. Sinnott, 1982
: xviii.
Celestial Sphere
(Region)
veter.
Ref:
R. Burnham Jr., 1978
: 2006-2026.
Number of Subtaxa
2025
Available in Systema Naturae 2000
17
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Last updated:
21 Sep 2025