Polaris Star

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Polaris Earth s present northern polestar or North Star at the end of the handle of the so called Little Dipper in the constellation Ursa Minor Polaris is actually a triple star It is located about 447 6 light years from Earth and is the closest Cepheid variable

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It is a supergiant star with 5 4 solar masses and a radius 37 5 times that of the Sun It is 1 260 times more luminous than the Sun with a surface temperature of about 6 000 K It was the first variable star of its type to have its mass calculated from its orbit Polaris Alpha Ursae Minoris image Wikisky

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Polaris known as the North Star sits more or less directly above Earth s north pole along our planet s rotational axis This is the imaginary line that extends through the planet and out of the north and south poles Earth rotates around this line like a

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Currently Earth s pole stars are Polaris Alpha Ursae Minoris a bright magnitude2 star aligned approximately with its northern axis that serves as a pre eminent star in celestial navigation and a much dimmer magnitude 5 5 star on its southern axis Polaris Australis Sigma Octantis

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Polaris is located in the constellation known as Ursa Minor the Little Bear which includes the group of stars called the Little Dipper Polaris the North Star lies at the end of the

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Polaris or commonly known as The North Star is located almost directly above the North Celestial Pole marking the way due north Polaris is not the brightest star in the night sky However it is easily located making it a reliable gauge of

https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/polaris-the-present-day-north-star
The North Star or Pole Star aka Polaris is famous for holding nearly still in our sky while the entire northern sky moves around it That s because it s located very close to the north

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The North Star or Polaris is a very special star that sits almost directly at the Earth s North celestial pole It s the only bright motionless star in the sky It s a more consistent navigational tool than a magnetic compass But today s North Star won t stay still forever Why is that

https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/meet-polaris-the-north-star
Polaris A is also a Delta Cepheid variable star whose luminosity fluctuates by less than a tenth of a magnitude every few days Polaris isn t particularly prominent in ancient mythology but when it s mentioned it s often in the context of its location