Ursae Majoris
- genitive of Ursa Major.
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The first, a planet orbiting a star known as 47 Ursae Majoris, 200 trillion miles from Earth in the Big Dipper, is about twice the size of Jupiter.
From Time Magazine Archive
The stars they orbit--70 Virginis in the constellation Virgo and 47 Ursae Majoris in the Great Bear--are each about 35 light-years away.
From Time Magazine Archive
Arcturus, its brightest star, is about 30° southeast of η Ursae Majoris.
From A Field Book of the Stars by Olcott, William Tyler
Cassiopeia 66 Located by a line drawn from Ursa Major through the Pole star, the position of which is indicated by the pointer stars α and β Ursae Majoris.
From A Field Book of the Stars by Olcott, William Tyler
