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.
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.
The North Star is Polaris.
Polaris is the name of the north pole star. It isn't EXACTLY above the North Pole, but pretty close; only about one-half a degree off. If you were to watch Polaris through the night, you wouldn't notice any movement, but in a long-time-exposure photo, you can see that Polaris makes a TINY circle around the perfect North.
Polaris. Its more scientific name is Alpha Ursae Minoris.
Polaris is in fact a multiple star system, consisting of three main stars and two companions. The main star Polaris A (α UMi A) is a six solar mass bright giant with a spectral class of F7, meaning it has a colour of yellow -> yellow white. It has a radius about 30 times that of our own Sun and has a temperature of about 7,200. Polaris is about 430 light years from us. See related link for more information
The common name for Polaris, the North Star, is simply "Polaris."
The north star is polaris's other name.
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Polaris is the name given to the star (if there is one) which above the Earth's North Pole.
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.
One name is Dhruv.
The name Polaris means "guiding star" or "north star." It is derived from the Latin word "stella polaris," which refers to the star that appears to remain stationary in the sky and helps navigate travelers.
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