How many stars does Ursa Major in the sky consist of?

constellation

A star map consisting of main bright stars. People imagine these stars on the map as the image of a big bear.

In China, the seven bright stars of Ursa Major are considered to be in the shape of a spoon, which is what we often call the Big Dipper.

Graphically, the Big Dipper is located on the back and tail of the big bear. Of these seven stars, six are secondary stars and one is tertiary. Through the connection of the two stars in the mouth of the bucket, it extends about 5 times in the direction of the mouth of the bucket and finds the Polaris.