Ursae Minoris
- genitive of Ursa Minor.
Example Sentences
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Researchers now believe 8 Ursae Minoris b escaped that fate because the dying star once had a companion that stopped its growth.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2023
After ruling out other possible explanations, the team proposed that Baekdu, also known as 8 Ursae Minoris, could be the product of two stars that fused together in the past.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
The planet - 8 Ursae Minoris b - was identified in 2015 in the Milky Way.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2023
That destruction by an expanding star is exactly what should have happened to 8 Ursae Minoris b.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2023
The Pole star, or Ursae Minoris, may also be employed for finding the meridian plane without other apparatus than plumb-lines.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various
