Little Dipper
English
Little Dipper within the constellation Ursa Minor
Proper noun
- (astronomy) A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart. It is part of the constellation Ursa Minor and includes the northern pole star Polaris.
Translations
bright circumpolar asterism
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