Yes. Due to precession, Earth's axis doesn't always point in the same direction, so at times, the star we now know as "Polaris" will actually be quite far from the sky's North Pole.
The north star is polaris's other name.
Polaris is known by other names such as "pole star" or "North pole". Polaris has also been referred to as "Steadfast".
The name of the north star is Polaris. As the brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Minor it is also called alpha Ursae Minoris. It is actually a multiple star comprised of Polaris Aa, Polaris Ab and Polaris B.
The common name for Polaris, the North Star, is simply "Polaris."
The star "Polaris" is the North Star.
The star is called North Star, Polaris, or Alpha Ursae Minoris, among other things.
North star, or Polaris, is the name of a bright star that is CURRENTLY near the celestial north pole. Since the position of the north pole will change in the future, Polaris will still be called Polaris, but it will no longer be the north star.
No. There are other stars nearer to it.
Polaris and the North Star are the only two names I know.
The North Star is Polaris.
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No, Rigel is not the closest star to Polaris (the North Star). Rigel is a bright star in the constellation Orion, while Polaris is located in the constellation Ursa Minor. The closest star to Polaris is Urodelus, also known as "Polaris Australis."