UM Space Abbreviation

Ursa Major

The Great Bear' Most brilliant of the northern constellations Contains seven bright stars: Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar, and Alkaid; the first two point to Polaris This constellation is also called the 'Plough', 'Dipper', 'Charles Wain', and 'Waggon and Horses' It has been called the 'Corn Measurer' by the Chinese, and considered as a hippopotamus by the Egyptians