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.
The northern star is called Polaris. It is located almost directly above the North Pole and remains relatively stationary while the other stars appear to rotate around it.
The pole star, also referred to as the north star or Polaris, is a large star not unlike our own sun. Polaris has been called many different things over the centuries some have included; lodestar (14th century) and Mismar from medieval Islam.
Pole star WHEN DIRECTION
The southern pole star is called Sigma Octantis. It is located very close to the southern celestial pole and serves as a guide for navigation in the Southern Hemisphere, much like Polaris does for the Northern Hemisphere.
North star is the polar star, not the pole star.The North Star is the pole star; it is diredtly above the North pole and is called Polaris. A polar star is a star in close proximity to the polar region such as Sigma Octantis, the Southern star which is close to but not directly over the South pole.
North StarThe name of the pole star is polaris.Polaris, also called the "North Star".
The North Star The Pole Star Polaris
Pole Star, alpha Ursae Minoris, North Star.
The name pf the Pole star in the time of the pharaohs was Thuban
Polaris is a name given to whichever star is currently nearest to the celestial north pole. The position moves from one star to another. By the end of the 21st Century the celestial pole will move away from the current Polaris.In English, another name for Polaris is the North star.
No... Polaris is another name for the North star - which is only visible in the Northern hemisphere.
Polaris or the Pole star
Yes it is. Other names are Stella Polaris(the pole star), Setlla Maris(the ship star), the steering star, and tou-mu(chinese goddessnof the north star)
It is known as Polaris.
its called north pole
No.
Polaris is the north star.