Ursa Minor

Visible at latitudes between +90° and −10°.

Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of June.

Pronunciation: ER-suh MY-ner

Abbreviation: UMi

English Name: the Little Bear

Right ascension: 08^h 41.4^m to 22^h 54.0^m ^[1]

Declination: 65.40° to 90°^[1]

Area: 256 sq. deg. (56th)

Main stars: 7

Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 23

Stars with planets: 4

Stars brighter than 3.00: 3

Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 0

Brightest star: Polaris^[2] (1.97^m)

Messier objects: 0

Meteor showers: Ursids

Bordering constellations:

Variable Star Observation Log

B: Sky is bright, moon, twilight, light pollution, aurorae, U: Clouds, dust, smoke, haze, etc., W: Poor seeing, Y: Outburst

L: Low in the sky, near horizon, in trees, obstructed view, D: Unusual Activity (fading, flare, bizarre behavior, etc.)

K: Non-AAVSO chart. S: Comparison Sequence Problem, Z: Magnitude of star uncertain, I: Identification of star uncertain

V: Faint star, near observing limit, only glimpsed

Star Name:POLARIS , No of Observations Till 23/06/2021: 01

#V, JD: 2459369.13542, Magnitude: 2.0 , 1st Comparison Star: 81 , Chart ID:X26633AHL , Remarks:

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