Polaris, or North Star is a supergiant about six times as large as our Sun. Therefore the majority of stars will be smaller.
No. Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. Polaris is much farther down the list.
The North Star, a.k.a. Polaris, is fairly close to that position (less than one degree).
The North Star, also know as Polaris, is less than one degree from the sky's north pole.
No, the North Star (Polaris) is much farther from the Earth than the Moon. The Moon is approximately 238,855 miles away from Earth, while Polaris is about 434 light-years away.
The bright star near the North Pole is none other than Polaris, or the North Star, and is the 45th brightest star in the night sky. It is the one most closely aligned with the Earth's axis at its northern end and is considered very useful for navigation purposes.
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.
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The north star, otherwise know as Polaris, is brighter than many other stars because it is much closer and perhaps larger than many other stars.
Polaris, also known as the North Star, is a bright star that is fairly close to the celestial north pole - i.e., the Earth's axis temporarily points almost exactly in its direction (with a discrepancy of less than 1 degree). This situation is only temporary; the direction of Earth's axis in space is changing (for more information, read about "Precession"), and in a few thousand years, Polaris will no longer be the "North Star".
Polaris A is a white supergiant.
That's a star that is less than one degree of the sky's north pole - that is, it is almost in the direction of Earth's axis of rotation. As a result, while the Earth spins, the North Star stays almost exactly in the same direction.
Its apparent magnitude is about 2, but it's slightly variable. Usually it's given as 1.97v (where v means variable).