Mu Ursae Majoris

Mu Ursae Majoris (μ UMa / μ Ursae Majoris) is a star in the constellation Ursa Major. It also has the proper names Tania Australis (former Tania australis) meaning "the Southern (star) of Tania." The word Tania comes from the Arabic phrase (al-Qafza) al-Thāniya meaning "the Second (Leap)" (the distinctions "southern" (australis) is added in Latin), Alkafzah Borealis, and El Phekrah comes from the Arabic phrase al-Fiqra (al-Thāniya) meaning "(the ... more

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Ursa Major

Ursa Major is a constellation visible throughout the year in most of the northern hemisphere. Its name means the Great Bear in Latin. It is dominated by the widely recognized asterism known as the Big Dipper or Plough, which is a useful pointer toward north, and which has mythological significance...
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