Ursa minor _ how to distinguish Ursa minor?

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Polaris can be found by drawing a straight line from the two stars β (Tian Xuan) and α (Shu Tian) in the constellation Ursa Major and extending it to five times the distance between the two stars.

Connecting the seven bright stars in Ursa major can form a bucket similar to the Big Dipper in Ursa major, so these seven stars are also called Ursa minor. Bucket handle begins with Alpha Ursa minor, which is now the North Star, indicating the North Celestial Pole.