Polaris (Alpha Ursae Minoris), also known as North(ern) Star, Pole Star, and sometimes Lodestar. It is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor. It is very close to the north celestial pole (42′ away as of 2006[update]), making it the currentnorthern pole star.
Even though it looks like a single star, Polaris is actually a multiple star system [See Link], but only Polaris A is visible with the naked eye. It is approximately 30 times larger than our Sun as it is classed as a Supergiant. Giving it a diameter of about 26 million miles. The Sun is only 865,000 miles.
No. Polaris is in the Little Dipper.
The two stars in the front of the bowl of the Big Dipper point to Polaris.
No, Polaris is part of the Little Dipper, or Ursa Minor.
It is the last star at the tip of the handle of the Little Dipper. The Big Dipper's first two bowl stars (often called the pointer stars) point towards Polaris, but Polaris is not in the Big Dipper.
Polaris has a radius which is around 5000 as big and so it occupies a volume which is approximately 125 billion times as large.
They point at Polaris.
Polaris is located at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper, also known as Ursa Minor. The Big Dipper is part of Ursa Major and does not point directly to Polaris.
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The North Star is not in the Big Dipper. It is actually Polaris, which is located close to the handle of the Little Dipper constellation. The Big Dipper is useful for finding Polaris because it points towards it.