What is the North Star and how big is it in relation to our Sun?
1 Answer
Mar 14, 2016
Polaris is the nearest star to earths north pole direction.
It is Alpha of Ursa minor.aslo known as north star.
Explanation:
It is in the constellation of Ursa minor.Actually it is a triple star system but we consider the brightest polaris A.
Is 4.5 times mass of Sun and 37.5 times radius of Sun.It is a cephied variable.![enter image source here]![enter image source here] It is used as direction finder by travelers to find North.(
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picture credit Earth sky .org.
