Ursa Major Comparison Table

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Ursa Major comparison table

Subject has definition has historical origin has synonym has acronym has boundary is a kind of has genitive is an instance of

constellation Precisely defined area of the celestial sphere, associated with a grouping of stars, that the International Astronomical Union has designated as a constellation. asterism with pictorial or mythical significance defined in equatorial coordinates equatorial sky area which is used when referring to a star in the constellation

Ursa Major wagon or cart, a plow, a bull's thigh, and (to the Chinese) the government Big Dipper UMa Ursae Majoris constellation

Subject	has definition	has historical origin	has synonym	has acronym	has boundary	is a kind of	has genitive	is an instance of
constellation	Precisely defined area of the celestial sphere, associated with a grouping of stars, that the International Astronomical Union has designated as a constellation.	asterism with pictorial or mythical significance			defined in equatorial coordinates	equatorial sky area	which is used when referring to a star in the constellation
Ursa Major		wagon or cart, a plow, a bull's thigh, and (to the Chinese) the government	Big Dipper	UMa			Ursae Majoris	constellation

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