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Categories: Triple star systems, F-type main-sequence stars, Hipparcos objects, Northern pole stars, Pole stars

Polaris North Star pole star polar star polestar

The brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it WordNet 3.0

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The brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A pole star is a visible star that is approximately aligned with the axis of rotation of an astronomical body; that is, a star whose apparent position is close to one of the celestial poles. Wikipedia

Polaris is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor. Wikipedia

A visible star that is approximately aligned with the Earth's axis of rotation Wikipedia Disambiguation

A bright star that is approximately aligned with the axis of rotation of a planet Wikipedia Disambiguation

Name of Polaris in its role as northern pole star. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Star, also known as the North Star. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor Wikidata

Visible star that is approximately aligned with the Earth's axis of rotation Wikidata

A star positioned circumpolar to the North Pole. Wiktionary

The pole star, a trinary star in the constellation Ursa Minor that currently lies close to the north celestial pole; Alpha (α) Ursae Minoris. Wiktionary

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lodestar

variable star

Polaris

Classical Cepheid variable

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