Ursa Major
Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Doris Vickers, IanRidpath
One of the 88 IAU constellations.
Etymology and History
The Greek constellation ...
Origin of Constellation
Babylonian
Greco-Roman
Aratos
Two poles terminate it at the two ends; [25] but one is not visible, while the opposite one in the north is high above the horizon. On either side of it two Bears wheel in unison, and so they are called the Wagons. They keep their heads for ever pointing to each other’s loins, and for ever they move with shoulders leading, [30] aligned towards the shoulders, but in opposite directions. If the tale is true, these Bears ascended to the sky from Crete by the will of great Zeus, because when he was a child then in fragrant Lyctus near Mount Ida, they deposited him in a cave and tended him for the year, [35] while the Curetes of Dicte kept Cronus deceived. Now one of the Bears men call Cynosura by name, the other Helice. Helice is the one by which Greek men at sea judge the course to steer their ships, while Phoenicians cross the sea relying on the other. [40] Now the one is clear and easy to identify, Helice, being visible in all its grandeur as soon as night begins; the other is slight, yet a better guide to sailors, for it revolves entirely in a smaller circle: so by it the Sidonians sail the straightest course.
(Kidd 1997)
Eratosthenes
Var. 1. Hesiod says that she is the daughter of Lycaon; she lived in Arcadia and had chosen to spend her time in the mountains, in the company of Artemis, hunting wild beasts. Violated by Zeus, she stayed with the goddess, without the latter but later her secret was discovered when, shortly before secret was discovered when, shortly before giving birth, Artemis saw her taking a bath. The goddess, furious the goddess angrily changed her into a beast, and thus changed into a bear, she gave birth to Arcas. While she was in the mountains, she was chased hunted by goatherds and delivered her cub to Lycaon. Later, she was tempted to enter the inviolable sanctuary of Zeus, because she was unaware of the law concerning it. Her own son Arcas and the Arcadians pursued her there pursued her there and were on the point of executing her for breaking the law in question, when Zeus, because of the bond to her, removed her from the pursuers and placed her among the constellations. In view of her adventure, the god gave her the name ‘Bear ’. She has seven dull stars on her head, two on each of her ears, one shining star on her shoulders, one on her chest, two on her foreleg, one shining on her back, one shining on the belly, two on the hind legs, two on the tip of the leg and three on the tail. In all, twenty-four.
Var. 2: Hesiod tells us that the Great Bear is the daughter of Lycaon; she lived in Arcadia and had chosen to hunt in the mountains in the mountains, in the company of Artemis, to hunt wild beasts. Violated by Zeus, she began by her misadventure from Artemis, but when she was about to give, the goddess saw her taking a bath. The goddess was furious, changed her into a beast, and in this state she gave birth to a bear who was named Arcas. Amphis, the comic poet, says that Zeus took the guise of Artemis and went to the mountain and, during a common hunt, raped her. In time, her belly swelled up, but when she was questioned she said that the one responsible for her misfortune was none other than Artemis. The goddess was furious and turned her into a beast. While she was in the mountains, she was chased by goatherds, and handed over with her young to Lycaon. Later, she was tempted to enter the inviolable sanctuary of Zeus, because she was unaware of the law that concerned him. Her own son Arcas and the Arcadians pursued her there, and both she and her son were about to be put to death for having broken the law in question, when Zeus, on account of the bond which united him to them, placed her among the constellations, naming her ‘Bear’ because of her adventure. She has seven stars on her head, two on each of her ears, one on the shoulder ... a bright one, two on the hind leg, and three on the tail.
The tale reflects the female initiation rites led by the goddess Artemis. The bathing scene is an expression of the stripping ritual (ἐκδυσία) that marks the end of a maiden's innocence. The anecdote of blaming a goddess for fathership might stem from a comedia, just to entertain the audience.
Hyginus, Astronomica
We begin, then as we said above, with the Great Bear. Hesiod says she is named Callisto, daughter of Lycaon, who ruled in Arcadia. Out of her zeal for hunting she joined Diana, and was greatly loved by the goddess because of their similar temperaments. Later, when made pregnant by Jove, she feared to tell the truth to Diana. But she couldn’t conceal it long, for as her womb grew heavier near the time of her delivery, when she was refreshing her tired body in a stream, Diana realized she had not preserved her virginity. In keeping with her deep distrust, the goddess inflicted no light punishment. Taking away her maiden features, she changed her into the form of a bear, called arktos in Greek . In this form she bore Arcas.
But as Amphis, writer of comedies, says, Jupiter, assuming the form of Diana, followed the girl as if to aid her in hunting, and embraced her when out of sight of the rest. Questioned by Diana as to the reason for her swollen form, she replied that it was the goddess’ fault, and because of this reply, Diana changed her into the shape we mentioned above. When wandering like a wild beast in the forest, she was caught by certain Aetolians and brought into Arcadia to King Lycaon along with her son as a gift, and there, in ignorance of the law, she is said to have rushed into the temple of Jove Lycaeus. Her son at once followed her, and the Arcadians in pursuit were trying to kill them, when Jupiter, mindful of his indiscretion, rescued her and placed her and her son among the constellations. He named her Arctos, and her son Arctophylax. About him we shall speak later.
Some, too, have said that when Callisto was embraced by Jove, Juno in anger turned her into a bear; then, when she met Diana hunting, she was killed by her, and later, on being recognized, was placed among the stars.
But others say that when Jupiter was pursuing Callisto in the woods, Juno, suspecting what had happened, hurried there so that she could say she had caught him openly. But Jove, the more easily to conceal his fault, left her changed to bear form. Juno, then, finding a bear instead of a girl in that place, pointed her out for Diana, who was hunting, to kill. Jove was distressed to see this, and put in the sky the likeness of a bear represented with stars.
This constellation, as many have stated, does not set, and those who desire some reason for this fact say that Tethys, wife of Ocean, refuses to receive her when the other stars come there to their setting, because Tethys was the nurse of Juno, in whose bed Callisto was a concubine.
Araethus of Tegea, however, writer of histories, says that she wasn’t Callisto, but Megisto, and wasn’t the daughter of Lycaon, but of Ceteus, and so granddaughter of Lycaon. He says, too, that Ceteus himself was called the Kneeler. The other details agree with what has been said above. All this is shown to have taken place on the Arcadian mountain Nonacris. (Mary Ward 1960)
Hipparchus
Geminos
Almagest Ἄρκτος μεγάλη.
| id | Greek
(Heiberg 1898) |
English
(Toomer 1984) |
ident. |
|---|---|---|---|
| άρκτου μεγάλης ἀστερισμός. | Constellation of Ursa Major | ||
| 1 | ὁ ἐπ’ ἄκρου τοῦ ῥύγχους | The star on the end of the snout | omi UMa |
| 2 | τῶν ἐν τοῦς δυσὶν ὀφθαλμοῦς ὁ προηγούμενος | The more advanced or the s.tars in the two eyes | 2 UMa |
| 3 | ὁ ἐπόμενος αὐτῶν | The one to the rear | pi2 UMa |
| 4 | τῶν ἐν τῷ μετώπῳ β ὁ προηγούμευος. | The more advanced of the two stars in the forehead | rho UMa |
| 5 | ὁ ἐπόμενος αὐτῶν | The one to the rear | sig2 UMa |
| 6 | ὁ ἐπ’ ἄκρου τοῦ ἠγουμένου ὡτίου | The star on the tip of the advance ear | 24 UMa |
| τῶν ἐν τῷ τραχήλῳ β’ ὁ προηγούμενος | The more advanced of the two stars in the neck | tau UMa | |
| ὁ ἐπόμενος αὐτῶν. | The one to the rear | 23 UMa | |
| τῶν ἐν τῷ στήθει δύο ὁ βορειότερος | The northernmost of the two stars in the chest | ups UMa | |
| ὁ νοτιώτερος αὐτῶν. | The southernmost of them | phi UMa | |
| ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀριστεροῦ γόνατος. | The star on the left knee | tet UMa | |
| τῶν ἐν τῷ ἐμπροσθίῳ ἀριστερῷ ἀκρόποδι ὁ βορειότερος. | The northernmost or the ( two J in the front left paw | iot UMa | |
| ὁ νοτιώτερος αὐτῶν. | The southernmost of them | kap UMa | |
| ὁ ἐπάνω τοῦ δεξιοῦ γόνατος. | The star above the right knee | 18 UMa | |
| ὁ ὑποκάτω τοῦ δεξιοῦ γόνατόρ | The star below the right knee | 15 UMa | |
| τῶν ἐκ τῷ τετραπλεύρῳ ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ νώτου, | The stars in the quadrilateral: the one on the back | alf UMa | |
| ὁ ἐπὶ τῆς λαγόνος αὐτῶν. | The stars in the quadrilateral: the one on the flank | bet UMa | |
| ὁ ἐπὶ τῆς ἐκφύσεως τῆς οὐρᾶς. | The stars in the quadrilateral: the one on the place where the tail joins [the body] | del UMa | |
| ὁ λοιπὸς καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀριστεροῦ ὀπισθίου μηροῦ | The stars in the quadrilateral: the remaining one, on the left hind thigh | gam UMa | |
| τῶν ἐν τῷ ὀπισθίῳ ἀριστερῷ ἀκρόποδι ὁ προηγούμενος | The more advanced or the [two stars] in the left hind paw | lam UMa | |
| ὁ τούτῳ ἑπόμενος | The one to the rear of it | mu UMa | |
| ὁ ἐπὶ τῆς ἀριστερᾶς ἀγκύλης. | The star on the left knee-bend | psi UMa | |
| τῶν ἐν τῷ δεξιῷ ὀπισθίῳ ἀκρόποδι ὁ βορειότερος. | The northernmost of the [two stars] in the right hind paw | nu UMa | |
| ὁ νοτιώτερος αὐτῶν | The southernmost of them | xi UMa | |
| τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς οὐρᾶς γ’ ὁ μετὰ τὴν ἔκφυσιν πρῶτος | The first ofthe three stars on the tail next to the place where it joins [the body] | eps UMa | |
| ὁ μέσος αὐτῶν. | The middle one | eps UMa | |
| ὁ τρίτος καὶ ἐπ’ ἄκρας τῆς οὐρᾶς | The third, on the end of the tail | eta UMa | |
| ἀστέρες κξ, ὥν μεγέθους β’ς, γ ἡ, δ’ ἡ, ε ἔ- | 127 stars, 6 of the second magnitude, 8 of the third, 8·of the fourth, 5 of the fifth | ||
| Τῶν ὑπ’ αὐτὴν ἀμορφώτων. | Stars under [Ursa Major] outside the constellation | ||
| ὁ ὑπὸ τὴν οὐρὰν ἄπωθεν εἰς νότου. | The star under the tail, at some distance towards the south | alf CVn | |
| ὁ τούτου προηγούμενος ἀμαυρότερος. | The rather faint star in advance of it | bet CVn | |
| τῶν μεταξὺ τῶν ἐμπροσθίωυ ποδῶν τῆς άρκτου καὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς τοῦ Λέουτος ὁ νοτιώτερος. | The southernmost of the [two] stars between the front legs of Ursa [Major] and the head of Leo | 40 Lyn | |
| ὁ τούτου βορειότερος. | The one north of it | 38 Lyn | |
| τῶν λοιπῶν καὶ ἀμαυρῶν τ’ ὁ ἐπόμενος. | The rearmost of the remaining three faint stars | 10 LMi | |
| ὁ τούτου προηγούμενος. | The one in advance of this | HR 3809 | |
| ὁ ἔτι τούτου προηγούμενος. | The one in advance again of the latter | HR 3612 | |
| ὁ μεταξὺ τῶν ἐμπροσθίου ποδῶν καὶ τῶν Αιδύμωυ. | The star between the front legs [of Ursa Major] and Gemini | 31 Lyn | |
| ἀμόρφωτοι ἤ, ὥν γ’ μεγέδους α, δ’ β, ε’α, ἀμαυροὶ δ. | 8 stars outside the constellation, I of the third magnitude, 2 of the fourth, 1 of the fifth, 4 faint |
Stars within the Constellation Area
| id | Label | IAU design. | description | Vmag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alioth | HIP 62956 | Constellation lines (Vertex) | 1.77 |
| 2 | Dubhe | HIP 54061 | Constellation lines | 1.79 |
| 3 | Alkaid | HIP 67301 | Constellation lines (Vertex) | 1.86 |
| 4 | Mizar | HIP 65378 | Constellation lines | 2.22 |
| 5 | Merak | HIP 53910 | Constellation lines | 2.37 |
| 6 | Phecda | HIP 58001 | Constellation lines | 2.44 |
| 7 | ψ Ursae Majoris | HIP 54539 | Constellation lines | 3.01 |
| 8 | Tania Australis | HIP 50801 | Constellation lines (Vertex) | 3.05 |
| 9 | Talitha | HIP 44127 | Constellation lines (Vertex) | 3.14 |
| 10 | θ Ursae Majoris | HIP 46853 | Constellation lines | 3.18 |
| 11 | Megrez | HIP 59774 | Constellation lines | 3.32 |
| 12 | Muscida | HIP 41704 | Constellation lines (Vertex) | 3.42 |
| 13 | Tania Borealis | HIP 50372 | Constellation lines | 3.45 |
| 14 | Alkaphrah | HIP 44471 | Constellation lines (Vertex) | 3.55 |
| 15 | 23 UMa | HIP 46733 | Constellation lines | 3.67 |
| 16 | Taiyangshou | HIP 57399 | Inside the hull | 3.72 |
| 17 | υ Ursae Majoris | HIP 48319 | Constellation lines | 3.81 |
| 18 | 26 UMa | HIP 47006 | Inside the hull | 4.463 |
| 19 | 15 UMa | HIP 44901 | Inside the hull | 4.48 |
| 20 | ϕ Ursae Majoris | HIP 48402 | Constellation lines | 4.557 |
| 21 | 24 UMa | HIP 46977 | Constellation lines (Vertex) | 4.57 |
| 22 | τ Ursae Majoris | HIP 45075 | Constellation lines | 4.64 |
| 23 | ω Ursae Majoris | HIP 53295 | Inside the hull | 4.664 |
| 24 | 24 CVn | HIP 66234 | Inside the hull | 4.7 |
| 25 | ρ Ursae Majoris | HIP 44390 | Constellation lines (Vertex) | 4.76 |
| 26 | 5 CVn | HIP 60485 | Inside the hull | 4.761 |
| 27 | - | HIP 51459 | Inside the hull | 4.79 |
| 28 | σ 2 Ursae Majoris | HIP 45038 | Constellation lines | 4.8 |
| 29 | 18 UMa | HIP 45493 | Inside the hull | 4.805 |
| 30 | ET UMa | HIP 50933 | Inside the hull | 4.93 |
| 31 | 15 LMi | HIP 48113 | Inside the hull | 5.1 |
| 32 | 44 UMa | HIP 53261 | Inside the hull | 5.111 |
| 33 | σ 1 Ursae Majoris | HIP 44857 | Inside the hull | 5.136 |
| 34 | 37 UMa | HIP 51814 | Inside the hull | 5.148 |
| 35 | 21 CVn | HIP 64906 | Inside the hull | 5.15 |
| 36 | - | HIP 52469 | Inside the hull | 5.15 |
| 37 | 16 UMa | HIP 45333 | Inside the hull | 5.18 |
| 38 | 44 Lyn | HIP 47965 | Inside the hull | 5.2 |
| 39 | - | HIP 57477 | Inside the hull | 5.254 |
| 40 | 17 UMa | HIP 45455 | Inside the hull | 5.266 |
| 41 | 31 UMa | HIP 48682 | Inside the hull | 5.269 |
| 42 | 3 CVn | HIP 60122 | Inside the hull | 5.29 |
| 43 | Intercrus | HIP 46471 | Inside the hull | 5.393 |
| 44 | - | HIP 53781 | Inside the hull | 5.448 |
| 45 | CG UMa | HIP 45915 | Inside the hull | 5.47 |
| 46 | - | HIP 49005 | Inside the hull | 5.485 |
| 47 | 70 UMa | HIP 60212 | Inside the hull | 5.524 |
| 48 | - | HIP 52136 | Inside the hull | 5.537 |
| 49 | 6 UMa | HIP 43903 | Inside the hull | 5.56 |
| 50 | 42 UMa | HIP 53064 | Inside the hull | 5.562 |
| 51 | - | HIP 56510 | Inside the hull | 5.628 |
| 52 | - | HR 4439 | Inside the hull | 5.64 |
| 53 | 43 UMa | HIP 53043 | Inside the hull | 5.661 |
| 54 | - | HIP 56290 | Inside the hull | 5.68 |
| 55 | - | HIP 55797 | Inside the hull | 5.7 |
| 56 | 73 UMa | HIP 60795 | Inside the hull | 5.7 |
| 57 | - | HIP 49363 | Inside the hull | 5.708 |
| 58 | - | HIP 47594 | Inside the hull | 5.717 |
| 59 | 5 UMa | HIP 43644 | Inside the hull | 5.74 |
| 60 | - | HIP 44504 | Inside the hull | 5.74 |
| 61 | 32 UMa | HIP 50448 | Inside the hull | 5.76 |
| 62 | 39 UMa | HIP 52478 | Inside the hull | 5.782 |
| 63 | - | HIP 59920 | Inside the hull | 5.81 |
| 64 | 71 UMa | HIP 60584 | Inside the hull | 5.81 |
| 65 | 66 UMa | HIP 58181 | Inside the hull | 5.824 |
| 66 | - | HIP 55086 | Inside the hull | 5.873 |
| 67 | - | HIP 45590 | Inside the hull | 5.938 |
| 68 | - | HIP 47401 | Inside the hull | 5.947 |
| 69 | - | HIP 44613 | Inside the hull | 5.95 |
| 70 | - | HIP 48802 | Inside the hull | 5.959 |
| 71 | - | HIP 50546 | Inside the hull | 6.01 |
| 72 | - | HIP 50635 | Inside the hull | 6.012 |
| 73 | - | HR 4917 | Inside the hull | 6.02 |
| 74 | 60 UMa | HIP 56789 | Inside the hull | 6.076 |
| 75 | - | HIP 51448 | Inside the hull | 6.09 |
| 76 | 37 Lyn | HIP 45836 | Inside the hull | 6.11 |
| 77 | - | HIP 56731 | Inside the hull | 6.113 |
| 78 | 1 CVn | HIP 59708 | Inside the hull | 6.171 |
| 79 | - | HIP 53706 | Inside the hull | 6.197 |
| 80 | - | HIP 58225 | Inside the hull | 6.2 |
| 81 | - | HIP 60988 | Inside the hull | 6.2 |
| 82 | - | HIP 61053 | Inside the hull | 6.2 |
| 83 | - | HIP 47791 | Inside the hull | 6.21 |
| 84 | EZ UMa | HIP 46247 | Inside the hull | 6.227 |
| 85 | 11 CVn | HIP 62516 | Inside the hull | 6.245 |
| 86 | U UMa | HIP 50222 | Inside the hull | 6.25 |
| 87 | - | HIP 48266 | Inside the hull | 6.262 |
| 88 | - | HIP 57045 | Inside the hull | 6.266 |
| 89 | - | HIP 56083 | Inside the hull | 6.278 |
| 90 | - | HIP 55936 | Inside the hull | 6.28 |
| 91 | - | HIP 48638 | Inside the hull | 6.286 |
| 92 | EE UMa | HIP 56135 | Inside the hull | 6.302 |
| 93 | 35 UMa | HIP 51401 | Inside the hull | 6.309 |
| 94 | 68 UMa | HIP 59458 | Inside the hull | 6.31 |
| 95 | - | HIP 48861 | Inside the hull | 6.324 |
| 96 | - | HIP 60305 | Inside the hull | 6.325 |
| 97 | - | HIP 56944 | Inside the hull | 6.335 |
| 98 | 41 UMa | HIP 52685 | Inside the hull | 6.34 |
| 99 | - | HIP 43624 | Inside the hull | 6.35 |
| 100 | - | HIP 49408 | Inside the hull | 6.35 |
| 101 | - | HIP 51290 | Inside the hull | 6.357 |
| 102 | - | HIP 53860 | Inside the hull | 6.358 |
| 103 | - | HIP 46168 | Inside the hull | 6.368 |
| 104 | - | HIP 47633 | Inside the hull | 6.37 |
| 105 | - | HIP 53798 | Inside the hull | 6.39 |
| 106 | - | HIP 50509 | Inside the hull | 6.4 |
| 107 | - | HIP 47231 | Inside the hull | 6.41 |
| 108 | - | HIP 56170 | Inside the hull | 6.41 |
| 109 | - | HIP 65754 | Inside the hull | 6.417 |
| 110 | - | HIP 52929 | Inside the hull | 6.43 |
| 111 | - | HIP 53157 | Inside the hull | 6.43 |
| 112 | - | HIP 65698 | Inside the hull | 6.43 |
| 113 | - | HIP 44717 | Inside the hull | 6.435 |
| 114 | - | HR 3725 | Inside the hull | 6.435 |
| 115 | - | HIP 55485 | Inside the hull | 6.44 |
| 116 | - | HIP 50606 | Inside the hull | 6.453 |
| 117 | - | HIP 66385 | Inside the hull | 6.46 |
| 118 | - | HIP 42434 | Inside the hull | 6.47 |
| 119 | - | HIP 46879 | Inside the hull | 6.47 |
| 120 | - | HIP 56809A | Inside the hull | 6.47 |
| 121 | - | HIP 47664 | Inside the hull | 6.477 |
| 122 | - | HIP 47521 | Inside the hull | 6.49 |
| 123 | - | HIP 56120 | Inside the hull | 6.49 |
| 124 | - | HIP 55044 | Inside the hull | 6.49 |
| 125 | - | HIP 62600 | Inside the hull | 6.495 |
| 126 | - | HR 4098 | Inside the hull | 6.5 |
| 127 | - | HIP 50505 | Inside the hull | 6.65 |
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
Greek Mythology
Star Names
al-Ẓibā’ in Roland Laffitte, Le ciel des Arabes, p. 112-113.
| ο2ρπ2σ2d UMa +αβ CVn + α/31 Lyn | ||||
| Arabic | French | English | Author | |
| al-Ẓibā’ | les Gazelles | the Gazelles | Qutayba | |
| Lyn | Ğanūbī ’l-Ḍibā’ [p/ al-Ẓibā’] | l’Australe des Gazelles | the southern one of the Gazelles | Miṣrī |
| 31 Lyn | Mutaq. al-Ḍibā’ [p/ al-Ẓibā’] | l’Antérieure des Gazelles | the front one of the Gazelles | Miṣrī |
| 38 Lyn | Šamālī ’l-Ḍibā’
[en fait : al-Ẓibā’] |
la Boréale des Hyènes
[en fait : les Gazelles] |
the northern one of of the Hyena | Miṣrī |
| 46, 21+β LMi | ||||
| Awlād al-Ẓibā’ | les Petits des Gazelles | the small one of the Gazelles | Qutayba | |
| Awlād al-Ġizlān | idem | Ṣūfī | ||
| τhυφθef UMa | ||||
| al-Ḥawḍ | l’Abreuvoir | the Water Trough | Qutayba | |
| al-ᶜUnq | l’Assemblée | the Meeting | Qutayba | |
| ικλμνξ UMa | ||||
| Qafazāt al-Ẓibā’ | les Sauts | the Jumps | Qutayba | |
| al-Qafazāt | les Sauts [des Gazelles] | the Jumps (of the Gazelles) | Qutayba | |
| Qafazāt al-Ġizlān | les Sauts des Gazelles | The Jumps of the Gazelles | Ṣūfī | |
| al-Qawāfiz | les Bondissantes | the Bouncings | Marzūqī | |
| Baqarāt al-Ẓibā’ | les Gazelles femelles | the female Gazelles | Fāris | |
| νξ UMa | al-Qafazat al-Ūlā | le 1er Saut | First Jump | Ṣūfī |
| λμ UMa | al-Qafazat al-Ṯāniyya | le 2nd Saut | Second Jump | Ṣūfī |
| ικ UMa | al-Qafazat al-Ṯāliṯa | le 3ème Saut | Third Jump | Ṣūfī |
| ι UMa | Šamālī ’l-Qafazat al-Ūlā
[en fait : al-Ṯāliṯa] |
la Boréale du 1er Saut
[en fait : le 3ème] |
the northern one of the first jump | Miṣrī |
| κ UMa | Ğanūbī ’l-Qafazat al-Ūlā
[en fait : al-Ṯāliṯa] |
l’Australe du Premier Saut
[en fait : le 3ème] |
the southern one of the first jump | Miṣrī |
| λ UMa | [Šamālī] ’l-Q. al-Ṯāniyya | [la Boréale] du 2nd Saut | (the northern one) of the second jump | Miṣrī |
| μ UMa | Ğanūbī ’l-Q al-Ṯāniyya | l’Australe du 2nd Saut | the southern one of the second jump | Miṣrī |
| ξ UMa | Ğanūbī ’l-Q. al-Ṯāliṯa
[en fait : al- Ūlā] |
l’Australe du 3ème Saut
[en fait le 1er] |
the southern one of the third jump | Miṣrī |
Stars within the Constellation Area
| id | Label | IAU design. | description | Vmag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alioth | HIP 62956 | Constellation lines (Vertex) | 1.77 |
| 2 | Dubhe | HIP 54061 | Constellation lines | 1.79 |
| 3 | Alkaid | HIP 67301 | Constellation lines (Vertex) | 1.86 |
| 4 | Mizar | HIP 65378 | Constellation lines | 2.22 |
| 5 | Merak | HIP 53910 | Constellation lines | 2.37 |
| 6 | Phecda | HIP 58001 | Constellation lines | 2.44 |
| 7 | ψ Ursae Majoris | HIP 54539 | Constellation lines | 3.01 |
| 8 | Tania Australis | HIP 50801 | Constellation lines (Vertex) | 3.05 |
| 9 | Talitha | HIP 44127 | Constellation lines (Vertex) | 3.14 |
| 10 | θ Ursae Majoris | HIP 46853 | Constellation lines | 3.18 |
| 11 | Megrez | HIP 59774 | Constellation lines | 3.32 |
| 12 | Muscida | HIP 41704 | Constellation lines (Vertex) | 3.42 |
| 13 | Tania Borealis | HIP 50372 | Constellation lines | 3.45 |
| 14 | Alkaphrah | HIP 44471 | Constellation lines (Vertex) | 3.55 |
| 15 | 23 UMa | HIP 46733 | Constellation lines | 3.67 |
| 16 | Taiyangshou | HIP 57399 | Inside the hull | 3.72 |
| 17 | υ Ursae Majoris | HIP 48319 | Constellation lines | 3.81 |
| 18 | 26 UMa | HIP 47006 | Inside the hull | 4.463 |
| 19 | 15 UMa | HIP 44901 | Inside the hull | 4.48 |
| 20 | ϕ Ursae Majoris | HIP 48402 | Constellation lines | 4.557 |
| 21 | 24 UMa | HIP 46977 | Constellation lines (Vertex) | 4.57 |
| 22 | τ Ursae Majoris | HIP 45075 | Constellation lines | 4.64 |
| 23 | ω Ursae Majoris | HIP 53295 | Inside the hull | 4.664 |
| 24 | 24 CVn | HIP 66234 | Inside the hull | 4.7 |
| 25 | ρ Ursae Majoris | HIP 44390 | Constellation lines (Vertex) | 4.76 |
| 26 | 5 CVn | HIP 60485 | Inside the hull | 4.761 |
| 27 | - | HIP 51459 | Inside the hull | 4.79 |
| 28 | σ 2 Ursae Majoris | HIP 45038 | Constellation lines | 4.8 |
| 29 | 18 UMa | HIP 45493 | Inside the hull | 4.805 |
| 30 | ET UMa | HIP 50933 | Inside the hull | 4.93 |
| 31 | 15 LMi | HIP 48113 | Inside the hull | 5.1 |
| 32 | 44 UMa | HIP 53261 | Inside the hull | 5.111 |
| 33 | σ 1 Ursae Majoris | HIP 44857 | Inside the hull | 5.136 |
| 34 | 37 UMa | HIP 51814 | Inside the hull | 5.148 |
| 35 | 21 CVn | HIP 64906 | Inside the hull | 5.15 |
| 36 | - | HIP 52469 | Inside the hull | 5.15 |
| 37 | 16 UMa | HIP 45333 | Inside the hull | 5.18 |
| 38 | 44 Lyn | HIP 47965 | Inside the hull | 5.2 |
| 39 | - | HIP 57477 | Inside the hull | 5.254 |
| 40 | 17 UMa | HIP 45455 | Inside the hull | 5.266 |
| 41 | 31 UMa | HIP 48682 | Inside the hull | 5.269 |
| 42 | 3 CVn | HIP 60122 | Inside the hull | 5.29 |
| 43 | Intercrus | HIP 46471 | Inside the hull | 5.393 |
| 44 | - | HIP 53781 | Inside the hull | 5.448 |
| 45 | CG UMa | HIP 45915 | Inside the hull | 5.47 |
| 46 | - | HIP 49005 | Inside the hull | 5.485 |
| 47 | 70 UMa | HIP 60212 | Inside the hull | 5.524 |
| 48 | - | HIP 52136 | Inside the hull | 5.537 |
| 49 | 6 UMa | HIP 43903 | Inside the hull | 5.56 |
| 50 | 42 UMa | HIP 53064 | Inside the hull | 5.562 |
| 51 | - | HIP 56510 | Inside the hull | 5.628 |
| 52 | - | HR 4439 | Inside the hull | 5.64 |
| 53 | 43 UMa | HIP 53043 | Inside the hull | 5.661 |
| 54 | - | HIP 56290 | Inside the hull | 5.68 |
| 55 | - | HIP 55797 | Inside the hull | 5.7 |
| 56 | 73 UMa | HIP 60795 | Inside the hull | 5.7 |
| 57 | - | HIP 49363 | Inside the hull | 5.708 |
| 58 | - | HIP 47594 | Inside the hull | 5.717 |
| 59 | 5 UMa | HIP 43644 | Inside the hull | 5.74 |
| 60 | - | HIP 44504 | Inside the hull | 5.74 |
| 61 | 32 UMa | HIP 50448 | Inside the hull | 5.76 |
| 62 | 39 UMa | HIP 52478 | Inside the hull | 5.782 |
| 63 | - | HIP 59920 | Inside the hull | 5.81 |
| 64 | 71 UMa | HIP 60584 | Inside the hull | 5.81 |
| 65 | 66 UMa | HIP 58181 | Inside the hull | 5.824 |
| 66 | - | HIP 55086 | Inside the hull | 5.873 |
| 67 | - | HIP 45590 | Inside the hull | 5.938 |
| 68 | - | HIP 47401 | Inside the hull | 5.947 |
| 69 | - | HIP 44613 | Inside the hull | 5.95 |
| 70 | - | HIP 48802 | Inside the hull | 5.959 |
| 71 | - | HIP 50546 | Inside the hull | 6.01 |
| 72 | - | HIP 50635 | Inside the hull | 6.012 |
| 73 | - | HR 4917 | Inside the hull | 6.02 |
| 74 | 60 UMa | HIP 56789 | Inside the hull | 6.076 |
| 75 | - | HIP 51448 | Inside the hull | 6.09 |
| 76 | 37 Lyn | HIP 45836 | Inside the hull | 6.11 |
| 77 | - | HIP 56731 | Inside the hull | 6.113 |
| 78 | 1 CVn | HIP 59708 | Inside the hull | 6.171 |
| 79 | - | HIP 53706 | Inside the hull | 6.197 |
| 80 | - | HIP 58225 | Inside the hull | 6.2 |
| 81 | - | HIP 60988 | Inside the hull | 6.2 |
| 82 | - | HIP 61053 | Inside the hull | 6.2 |
| 83 | - | HIP 47791 | Inside the hull | 6.21 |
| 84 | EZ UMa | HIP 46247 | Inside the hull | 6.227 |
| 85 | 11 CVn | HIP 62516 | Inside the hull | 6.245 |
| 86 | U UMa | HIP 50222 | Inside the hull | 6.25 |
| 87 | - | HIP 48266 | Inside the hull | 6.262 |
| 88 | - | HIP 57045 | Inside the hull | 6.266 |
| 89 | - | HIP 56083 | Inside the hull | 6.278 |
| 90 | - | HIP 55936 | Inside the hull | 6.28 |
| 91 | - | HIP 48638 | Inside the hull | 6.286 |
| 92 | EE UMa | HIP 56135 | Inside the hull | 6.302 |
| 93 | 35 UMa | HIP 51401 | Inside the hull | 6.309 |
| 94 | 68 UMa | HIP 59458 | Inside the hull | 6.31 |
| 95 | - | HIP 48861 | Inside the hull | 6.324 |
| 96 | - | HIP 60305 | Inside the hull | 6.325 |
| 97 | - | HIP 56944 | Inside the hull | 6.335 |
| 98 | 41 UMa | HIP 52685 | Inside the hull | 6.34 |
| 99 | - | HIP 43624 | Inside the hull | 6.35 |
| 100 | - | HIP 49408 | Inside the hull | 6.35 |
| 101 | - | HIP 51290 | Inside the hull | 6.357 |
| 102 | - | HIP 53860 | Inside the hull | 6.358 |
| 103 | - | HIP 46168 | Inside the hull | 6.368 |
| 104 | - | HIP 47633 | Inside the hull | 6.37 |
| 105 | - | HIP 53798 | Inside the hull | 6.39 |
| 106 | - | HIP 50509 | Inside the hull | 6.4 |
| 107 | - | HIP 47231 | Inside the hull | 6.41 |
| 108 | - | HIP 56170 | Inside the hull | 6.41 |
| 109 | - | HIP 65754 | Inside the hull | 6.417 |
| 110 | - | HIP 52929 | Inside the hull | 6.43 |
| 111 | - | HIP 53157 | Inside the hull | 6.43 |
| 112 | - | HIP 65698 | Inside the hull | 6.43 |
| 113 | - | HIP 44717 | Inside the hull | 6.435 |
| 114 | - | HR 3725 | Inside the hull | 6.435 |
| 115 | - | HIP 55485 | Inside the hull | 6.44 |
| 116 | - | HIP 50606 | Inside the hull | 6.453 |
| 117 | - | HIP 66385 | Inside the hull | 6.46 |
| 118 | - | HIP 42434 | Inside the hull | 6.47 |
| 119 | - | HIP 46879 | Inside the hull | 6.47 |
| 120 | - | HIP 56809A | Inside the hull | 6.47 |
| 121 | - | HIP 47664 | Inside the hull | 6.477 |
| 122 | - | HIP 47521 | Inside the hull | 6.49 |
| 123 | - | HIP 56120 | Inside the hull | 6.49 |
| 124 | - | HIP 55044 | Inside the hull | 6.49 |
| 125 | - | HIP 62600 | Inside the hull | 6.495 |
| 126 | - | HR 4098 | Inside the hull | 6.5 |
| 127 | - | HIP 50505 | Inside the hull | 6.65 |
Weblinks
- Ridpath, Ian, “Star Tales: online edition”.
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