Ursa Major
constellation visible throughout the year in most of the northern hemisphere
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Summary
Ursa Major is a constellation[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of constellation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,200 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Shares border with: Draco[3], Camelopardalis[4], Lynx[5], Leo Minor[6], Leo[7], Coma Berenices[8], Canes Venatici[9], Boötes[10]
- Named after: Ursidae[11]
- Part of: Northern celestial hemisphere[12]
- Commons category: Ursa Major (constellation)[13]
- Said to be the same as: Valacirca[14]
- Has part(s): Big Dipper[15], Right Wall of the Purple Forbidden Enclosure[16], Inner Steps[17], Wenchang[18], Three Top Instructors[19], Royals[20], Celestial Prison[21], Guard of the Sun[22], Judge for Nobility[23], Assistant[24], Imperial Guards[25], Three Steps[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ursa Major[27]
- Commons gallery: Ursa Major[28]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[29], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[31], Ursa Major[32], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[33], Star Lore of All Ages[34], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[35], The New Student's Reference Work[36], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[37], Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana (1908-1930)[38]
- Topic has template: Template:Ursa Major[39], Šablona:Souhvězdí Velké medvědice[40]
- Present in work: Birth of the Federation[41]
- Official name: Ursa Major[42]
- Native label: Great Bear[43], Großer Bär[44], Большая Медведица[45], Grote Beer[46], Wielka Niedźwiedzica[47], Orsa Maggiore[48]
- Short name: UMa[49]
- Different from: Big Dipper[50], Ursa Major[51]
- Area: 1280[52]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[53]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Astronomy[54], WikiProject Constellations[55]
Why It Matters
Ursa Major has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]