Sl.No | Ursa Major | Ursa Minor |
1. | Ursa Major is a bright constellation and fairly easy to spot in the night sky. | Ursa Minor is a faint constellation and quite difficult to spot in the night sky. |
2. | A part of this constellation comprising of seven stars,fairly easy to spot is called the Big Dipper or Vrihat Saptarshi. | A part of this constellation comprising of seven stars is called Little Dipper or Laghu Saptarshi. |
3. | Ursa Major is also called the great bear. | Ursa Minor is also called the lesser bear. |