Proper noun
Ursa Minor
(astronomy) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a bear. It includes the familiar asterism of the Little Dipper and, as part of it, the northern pole star Polaris, as well as Kochab.
Arcas almost shoots the bear, but to avert the tragedy, Jupiter turns Arcas into a bear too and puts them both in the sky, forming Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. Source: Internet
The Little Dipper is also more formally known as Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. Source: Internet
Features The constellation Ursa Minor as it can be seen by the naked eye (with connections and label added). Source: Internet
Later Zeus set them in the sky, but their tails grew long from being swung by the god. citation Because Ursa Minor consists of seven stars, the Latin word for "North" (i. Source: Internet
Some stories say that he placed both Arcas and Callisto into the heavens as bears, forming the Ursa Minor and Ursa Major constellations. Source: Internet
Ursa Minor is colloquially known in the US as the Little Dipper because its seven brightest stars seem to form the shape of a dipper ( ladle or scoop). Source: Internet