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* [ Ursa Major Moving Group] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursa_Major_Moving_Group Ursa Major Moving Group] @ Wikipedia




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Ursa Major Moving Group.

The Ursa Major Moving Group, also known as Collinder 285 and the Ursa Major association, is the closest stellar moving group – a set of stars with common velocities in space and thought to have a common origin in space and time. In the case of the Ursa Major group, all the stars formed about 300 million years ago. Its core is located roughly 80 light years away and part of the Local Bubble. It is rich in bright stars including most of the stars of the Big Dipper.

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