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All stars will burn out eventually. Polaris is about 430 LY away from us, and is a multiple star; there are several stars huddled together to form what we observe as one star. One component is a supergiant, and there is one main sequence star, and one dwarf. There are a couple of other small companion stars in the group. So the death of Polaris is likely to be a rather long and drawn out affair. It won't be fading from the sky any time soon.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoNo. The fact that Polaris, the "north star", sits almost directly above the North Pole is a happy coincidence. 3000 years ago, it wasn't, and in another 3000 years it won't be.
Because of the precession of the Earth's rotation, the axis of the Earth "wobbles" with a period of about 26,000 years. In 13,000 years from now, the bright star Vega will be pretty close to being the "north star"; not that Vega will move, but the Earth will have wobbled around to it!
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∙ 8y agoNo. Polaris is actually three stars, the most massive of which is about 4.5 times the mass of our sun, about half the mass needed to go supernova.
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∙ 14y agoIt may well expolde in billions of years time, but by then Polaris, will no longer be the North Star.
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Is the north star real?
Yes. The north star is an actual star that is roughly aligned with Earth's north pole.
Is the north star a star or a planet?
I think the answer is in the question. North Star!! It's a star called Polaris
Is the north star everywhere?
No. The north star, Polaris is one particular star almost directly above the North Pole.
Constellation near the north star?
There are several constellations near Polaris, the North Star. But, the closest one is the constellation in which the North Star is in - Ursa Minor, The Little Bear. The North Star, Polaris, is the last star in the Little Bear's tail.
Which planet is called the north star?
The north star is a star, not a planet. It is called Polaris. The planet Venus is called the Evening Star
Will you get burned if you went near the north star?
You would burn if you got too close to any star. Fortunately the North Star is several hundred light years away and will not get much closer.
What was the north star?
The star "Polaris" is the North Star.
Do star jumps burn fat?
yes they do, but you can intensify it by doing a squat thrust into a star jump which will burn fat quicker.
What is the north star and how did it help explorers?
The North Star is a star that where ever you are, when you look at it, that is north. It helped explorers to know which way is north;)
What star is always pointing north?
North star
What does a star do in it's life?
Burn
Is the star of burn notice gay?
no
What star was once a northern polar star?
The North Star, a.k.a. Polaris.The North Star, a.k.a. Polaris.The North Star, a.k.a. Polaris.The North Star, a.k.a. Polaris.
Is the north star real?
Yes. The north star is an actual star that is roughly aligned with Earth's north pole.
Is the north star a star or a planet?
I think the answer is in the question. North Star!! It's a star called Polaris
The name of your north star is called?
The North Star is Polaris.
Is the north star everywhere?
No. The north star, Polaris is one particular star almost directly above the North Pole.
