| Number of members | 10 | | Member constellations | Boötes, Camelopardalis, Canes Venatici, Coma Berenices, Corona Borealis, Draco, Leo Minor, Lynx, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor | | Celestial Quadrants | Primarily NQ2 and NQ3, with some member constellations extending into NQ1 and NQ4 | | Right Ascension | Circumpolar | | Declination | +7° 22' to +90° (Northern Celestial Pole) | | Total Area (sq deg) | 6,090 | | Brightest Star | Arcturus in Boötes | | Optimum Visibility | April, though some part of the Family is always visible from northern latitudes | | Notes | A family of ten northern constellations centred around Ursa Major, and running northwards through Draco to the Celestial Pole in Ursa Minor. Eastward of the Great Bear, the family includes Boötes with its brilliant star Arcturus, while to the westward it incorporates the large but relatively sparse constellations of Camelopardalis and Lynx. |
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