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Constellation

Ursa Minor

Ursa Minor (UMi) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is Polaris (magnitude 1.97).

Latin name	Ursa Minor
Abbreviation	UMi
Brightest star	Polaris
Stars in this encyclopedia	84
Stars with exoplanets	26
Deep-sky objects	1
Galaxies	43

In the sky

Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 14° S. North of latitude 14° N it never sets.

Its brightest stars

Polaris 1.97 · 432.6 light-years
Kochab 2.07 · 130.9 light-years
Pherkad 3.00 · 494.5 light-years
ε UMi 4.21 · 330.7 light-years
5 UMi 4.25 · 349.9 light-years
ζ UMi 4.29 · 359.1 light-years
Yildun 4.35 · 182.4 light-years
HIP 73199 4.63 · 331.1 light-years
4 UMi 4.80 · 755.4 light-years
η UMi 4.95 · 97.6 light-years
θ UMi 5.00 · 799.5 light-years
11 UMi 5.02 · 411.5 light-years
Gl 580.2 5.15 · 82.5 light-years
HIP 69373 5.18 · 450.2 light-years
19 UMi 5.48 · 579.6 light-years
HIP 66435 5.50 · 412.5 light-years
HIP 80480 5.55 · 135.5 light-years
GJ 3876 5.63 · 142.4 light-years
HIP 76519 5.65 · 766.0 light-years
HIP 78661 5.73 · 549.6 light-years
HD 158996 5.74 · 926.9 light-years
24 UMi 5.78 · 157.4 light-years
HIP 65536 5.82 · 964.7 light-years
HD 120084 5.91 · 338.8 light-years
HIP 81854 5.99 · 117.3 light-years

Its stars with exoplanets

Kochab 1 planet(s)
11 UMi 1 planet(s)
HD 158996 1 planet(s)
HD 120084 1 planet(s)
Baekdu 1 planet(s)
HD 150706 1 planet(s)
HD 135694 1 planet(s)
TOI-2287 1 planet(s)
TOI-1691 1 planet(s)
HIP 66074 1 planet(s)
TOI-1281 1 planet(s)
KELT-23 A 1 planet(s)
TOI-1739 1 planet(s)
TOI-1173 1 planet(s)
TOI-1814 1 planet(s)
TOI-1294 2 planet(s)
TOI-4156 2 planet(s)
TOI-5238 1 planet(s)
TIC 257060897 1 planet(s)
TOI-1298 1 planet(s)
TOI-4087 1 planet(s)
TOI-1782 2 planet(s)
TOI-7333 1 planet(s)
TIC 154870955 1 planet(s)
TOI-7008 1 planet(s)
TOI-5716 1 planet(s)

Deep-sky objects

PSR J1641+8049 Pulsar

Galaxies

UMin 195,700 light-years
IC 1110 157.2 million light-years
IC 1083 411.1 million light-years
NGC 5939 311.6 million light-years
IC 1046 364.1 million light-years
NGC 6079 347.1 million light-years
NGC 5671 420.1 million light-years
NGC 6091 321.0 million light-years
IC 1204 351.2 million light-years
NGC 5314 446.5 million light-years
IC 1154 532.4 million light-years
NGC 6071 352.2 million light-years
NGC 5034 405.2 million light-years
NGC 6048 359.2 million light-years
NGC 5415 411.9 million light-years
IC 954 478.8 million light-years
NGC 5607 353.9 million light-years
IC 945 419.6 million light-years
NGC 6011 348.4 million light-years
IC 1145 352.4 million light-years
NGC 6094 354.2 million light-years
NGC 5340 502.7 million light-years
NGC 5808 337.8 million light-years
NGC 5412 332.4 million light-years
NGC 5836 333.9 million light-years
NGC 5344 NED01 420.3 million light-years
NGC 5262 427.8 million light-years
NGC 5909 328.6 million light-years
NGC 5912 337.0 million light-years
NGC 6324 226.7 million light-years
IC 4660 57.9 million light-years
NGC 5323 92.2 million light-years
NGC 6217 63.5 million light-years
NGC 5547 545.1 million light-years
NGC 5712 316.5 million light-years
IC 4470 320.1 million light-years
NGC 6068A 186.2 million light-years
NGC 6068 185.2 million light-years
IC 1143 305.1 million light-years
NGC 6251 345.2 million light-years
NGC 6252 299.5 million light-years
IC 1139 308.3 million light-years
NGC 3172 284.1 million light-years