LITTLE DIPPER Definition & Meaning

Little Dipper

noun

Astronomy.

the group of seven bright stars in Ursa Minor resembling a dipper in outline.

Little Dipper

noun

the Little Dipper
a small faint constellation, the brightest star of which is the Pole Star, lying 1° from the true celestial pole Also known asUrsa Minorthe Bearthe Little Bear

Little Dipper

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An asterism composed of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Minor that form the outline of a dipper.

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Origin of Little Dipper¹

First recorded in 1835–45

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You can use the Big Dipper to find Polaris, the North Star, which, by the way, is the tail end of the handle of the Little Dipper.

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On Saturday, the night of the new moon and thus the darkest skies, the comet came close to Draco — the dragon-shaped constellation that runs between the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper.

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“On the nights of Jan. 26 and Jan. 27, it can be conveniently found passing several degrees to the east of the bowl of the Little Dipper,” writes Space.com.

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On Jan. 21, the night of the new moon and thus the darkest skies, the comet will be close to Draco — the dragon-shaped constellation that runs between the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper.

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Look to the northwest as it moves through the constellations of the Big Dipper and Little Dipper.

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