Visible at latitudes between +90° and −30°.
Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of April.
Abbreviation: UMa
English Name: the Great Bear
Right ascension: 10.67h
Declination: +55.38°
Area: 1280 sq. deg. (3rd)
Main stars: 7, 20
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 93
Stars with planets: 21
Stars brighter than 3.00m: 7
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 8
Brightest star: ε UMa (Alioth) (1.76m)
Messier objects: 7
Meteor showers: Alpha Ursa Majorids, Leonids-Ursids
Bordering constellations
Draco
Camelopardalis
Lynx
Leo Minor
Leo
Coma Berenices
Canes Venatici
Boötes