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Constellation

Ursa Major

Ursa Major (UMa) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is Alioth (magnitude 1.76).

Latin nameUrsa Major
AbbreviationUMa
Brightest starAlioth
Stars in this encyclopedia575
Stars with exoplanets72
Deep-sky objects8
Galaxies231

In the sky

Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 37° S. North of latitude 37° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.

Its brightest stars

Its stars with exoplanets

Deep-sky objects

Galaxies

Its other stars