Ursa Minor
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
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| 2013 | A planet 4.5 times the mass of Jupiter was discovered orbiting HD 120084, featuring one of the most eccentric planetary orbits. |
| 2012 | A companion around 2.7 times the mass of Jupiter was confirmed to orbit HD 150706, taking approximately 16 years to complete its orbit. |
| 2011 | WISE 1506+7027, a brown dwarf of spectral type T6, was discovered by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). |
| January 27 2011 | H1504+65, a white dwarf with the hottest surface temperature of 200,000 K yet discovered, was documented. |
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