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What is another word for the North Star?
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.
What is other name for the star polaris?
The north star is polaris's other name.
What galaxy is polaris?
Polaris is not a galaxy, it is a star.
Is polaris the nearest star to the earth but not the brightest?
the sun is a star and it isthecloseststar to the earth, not Polaris
What is the star called that points toward polaris?
No single star points towards Polaris.
Polaris is another name for this heavenly body?
The North Star The Pole Star Polaris
What is the polaris color?
Polaris is a red giant star.
Which star is in the north star?
The North star is called Polaris. Polaris is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor. It is not the brightest star in the night sky; that title goes to Sirius, in Canis Major. Polaris has 2 companion stars: Polaris AB and Polaris B. It's spectral type is F7 Ib-II SB.
What was the north star?
The star "Polaris" is the North Star.
What is a Polaris star luminosity?
The main star in the Polaris system has a luminosity which is 2500 times that of the Sun.
What is the another name of pole star?
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.
Star named polaris?
north star+
