Big Dipper

Summary

Big Dipper is an asterism^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of asterism entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,875 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Big Dipper's instance of is recorded as asterism^[3].
• Big Dipper's instance of is recorded as heptad^[4].
• Big Dipper's constellation is recorded as Ursa Major^[5].
• saucepan is named after Big Dipper^[6].
• wagon is named after Big Dipper^[7].
• cart is named after Big Dipper^[8].
• Big Dipper is part of Ursa Major^[9].
• Big Dipper is part of Purple Forbidden enclosure^[10].
• Big Dipper's Commons category is recorded as Big Dipper^[11].
• Big Dipper comprises Dubhe^[12].
• Big Dipper comprises Beta Ursae Majoris^[13].
• Big Dipper comprises Gamma Ursae Majoris^[14].
• Big Dipper comprises Delta Ursae Majoris^[15].
• Big Dipper comprises Alioth^[16].
• Big Dipper comprises Zeta Ursae Majoris A^[17].
• Big Dipper comprises Eta Ursae Majoris^[18].
• Big Dipper's catalog code is recorded as GSC 08320-02046^[19].
• Big Dipper's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J16280553-4912399^[20].
• Big Dipper's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J162804.7-491150^[21].
• Big Dipper's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 5940660401490864256^[22].
• Big Dipper's catalog code is recorded as TYC 8320-2046-1^[23].
• Big Dipper's catalog code is recorded as 2U 1624-49^[24].
• Big Dipper's catalog code is recorded as 3A 1624-490^[25].
• Big Dipper's catalog code is recorded as 3U 1624-49^[26].
• Big Dipper's catalog code is recorded as 4U 1624-49^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include asterism^[3] and heptad^[4].

Origins

Things named after include saucepan^[6], wagon^[7], and cart^[8].

Use and Application

Components include Dubhe^[12], a binary star^[28]; Beta Ursae Majoris^[13], a peculiar star^[29]; Gamma Ursae Majoris^[14], an emission-line star^[30]; Delta Ursae Majoris^[15], a high proper-motion star^[31]; Alioth^[16], a navigational star^[32]; and Zeta Ursae Majoris A^[17], a spectroscopic binary^[33]. Part of include Ursa Major^[9], a constellation^[34] and Purple Forbidden enclosure^[10], a Chinese constellation^[35].

Influence

Things named for Big Dipper include septentrional^[36], an adjective^[37]; Otava^[38], a publishing house^[39], in Finland^[40], founded in 1890^[41], headquartered in Otava building^[42]; and Dipper Pines^[43], a fictional human^[44].

Why It Matters

Big Dipper ranks in the top 4% of asterism entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,875 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for it include septentrional^[36], an adjective^[37]; Otava^[38], a publishing house^[39], in Finland^[40], founded in 1890^[41], headquartered in Otava building^[42]; and Dipper Pines^[43], a fictional human^[44].