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ALULA BOREALIS (Nu Ursae Majoris). Leaping across the sky south of Ursa Major's Big Dipper bounds the Arabic gazelle, marked by three unrelated pairs of stars, the First-Leap Alulas (Borealis and Australis, respectively Nu and Xi), ...
It lies in the southern part (11:52:58.77+37:43:07.24, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear, which also encompasses the Big Dipper -- northeast of Alula Borealis (Nu Ursae Majoris) and Alula Australis (Xi or Ksi Ursae Majoris).
The pair Nu and Xi Ursae Majoris are called Alula Borealis and Alula Australis. The word Alula comes from an Arabic phrase meaning ‘first leap'; the distinctions ‘northern' (Borealis) and ‘southern' (Australis) are added in Latin.
Alcor (Saidak, 80 UMa), Alioth (ε UMa), Alkaid (Benetnash, η UMa), Alula Australis (ξ UMa), Alula Borealis (ν UMa), Dubhe (α UMa), Megrez (Kaffa, δ UMa), Merak (β UMa), Mizar (ζ UMa), Muscida (ο UMa), ...
*ν and ξ Ursae Majoris, Alula Borealis and Australis, the "first leap";
*Î" and μ Ursae Majoris, Tania Borealis and Australis, the "second leap";
*ι and κ Ursae Majoris, Talitha Borealis and Australis, the "third leap".
Talitha (Iota UMa)
Tania Borealis (Lambda UMa)
Tania Australis (Mu UMa)
Alula Borealis (Nu UMa)
Alula Australis (Xi UMa)
Muscida (Omicron UMa)
Muscida (Pi 1 UMa)
Muscida (Pi 2 UMa)
ALCOR (80 UMa) ...
 See also: Ursa Major, Star, Constellation, Sky, Alula Australis
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