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 '''Cock suckerUrsa 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>{{cite web|url=http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/constellations/Ursa_Minor.html|title=Ursa Minor|accessdate=2019-04-06}}</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{{cite web|url=https://www.iau.org/public_press/themes/constellations/|title=Origin of the Constellations|accessdate=2019-04-06}}</ref> Ursa Minor is also well known as the north celestial pole is presently located within the constellation near the star [[Polaris]].

According to [[Greek mythology]], the origin of the constellation is from the story of [[Callisto]] and her son [[Arcas]]. [[Zeus]] had fallen for the beautiful Callisto, who was princess of [[Arcadia]], and she bore him Arcas. [[Hera]], the queen of the gods became angry and transformed Callisto into a [[bear]]. Years later Arcas was out hunting and Hera arranged for him to find Callisto. Before he could kill the bear who was his mother, Zeus intervened and transformed Callisto into the constellation [[Ursa Major]] and Arcas into Ursa Minor so mother and son would be together forever in the night sky.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astromax.org/con-page/spring/umi-01.htm|title=The Constellation Ursa Minor - The Small Bear|accessdate=2019-04-06}}</ref>

It was also known as Κυνόσουρα, or ''Cynosura'' meaning dog's tail, based on another Greek myth about the nymph [[Cynosura]], who along with [[Helice]] (who became Ursa Major), nursed Zeus while he was in hiding from his father [[Cronus]]. As a reward, Zeus placed her into the heavens as the constellation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.constellationsofwords.com/Constellations/UrsaMinor.html|title=Ursa Minor - the Lesser Bear|accessdate=2019-04-06}}</ref>

*[[Polaris]] - Alpha Ursae Majoris Minoris (α UMi)*Kochab - Beta Ursae Majoris Minoris (β UMi)*[[Pherkad ]] - Gamma Ursae Majoris Minoris (γ UMi)*Yidum - Delta Ursae Majoris Minoris (δ UMi)*Urodelus - Epsilon Ursae Majoris Minoris (ε UMi)*Akhfa al Farkadain - Zeta Ursae Majoris Minoris (ζ UMi)*Anwar al Farkadain - Eta Ursae Majoris Minoris (η UMi)*Pherkad Minor - 11 Ursae Majoris Minoris (11 UMi)

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