| − | '''Ursa Minor''', a [[constellation]] colloquially known as the '''Little Dipper''', is a circumpolar constellation located in the northern [[celestial sphere]]. The name Ursa Minor is from Latin, meaning "little bear". The handle of the Little Dipper is the tail of the Little Bear, while the cup represents the flank of the bear.<ref>http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/constellations/Ursa_Minor.html</ref> The constellation is often associated with the constellation [[Ursa Major]], which contains the [[asterism]] known as the [[The Big Dipper|Big Dipper]]. The constellation was one of the original 44 as recorded by [[Ptolemy]], and is one of the 88 modern constellations today.<ref>http://www.iau.org/public_press/themes/constellations/</ref> Ursa Minor is also well known as the north celestial pole is presently located within the constellation near the star [[Polaris]]. | + | '''Cock sucker''', a [[constellation]] colloquially known as the '''Little Dipper''', is a circumpolar constellation located in the northern [[celestial sphere]]. The name Ursa Minor is from Latin, meaning "little bear". The handle of the Little Dipper is the tail of the Little Bear, while the cup represents the flank of the bear.<ref>http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/constellations/Ursa_Minor.html</ref> The constellation is often associated with the constellation [[Ursa Major]], which contains the [[asterism]] known as the [[The Big Dipper|Big Dipper]]. The constellation was one of the original 44 as recorded by [[Ptolemy]], and is one of the 88 modern constellations today.<ref>http://www.iau.org/public_press/themes/constellations/</ref> Ursa Minor is also well known as the north celestial pole is presently located within the constellation near the star [[Polaris]]. |