Polaris (redirect from Alpha Ursae Minoris) circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor. It is designated α Ursae Minoris (Latinized to Alpha Ursae Minoris) and is commonly called the North Star or Pole Star... 48 KB (4,671 words) - 03:50, 21 April 2024 |
Ursa Minor (redirect from 3 Ursae Minoris) antiquity, the celestial pole was somewhat closer to Beta Ursae Minoris than to Alpha Ursae Minoris, and the entire constellation was taken to indicate the... 52 KB (5,853 words) - 15:06, 12 April 2024 |
arrives at the North Celestial Pole and the star Polaris (α UMi/Alpha Ursae Minoris), the North Star. Rigil Kentaurus (α Centauri) and Hadar (β Centauri)... 29 KB (3,217 words) - 17:02, 19 April 2024 |
time were as follows: The mean position of the North Star Polaris (Alpha Ursae Minoris) on the first of January was Right Ascension, 1 hour, 41 minutes... 29 KB (3,458 words) - 11:32, 31 January 2024 |
Taiyi [zh], and Tianyi [zh].) . Although the present-day Polaris (Alpha Ursae Minoris) is located at the tip of the handle of a ladle (the tail of a small... 4 KB (408 words) - 02:46, 7 December 2023 |
the constellation Cygnus RW Leonis Minoris, a carbon star located in the constellation Leo Minor RW Ursae Minoris, a recurrent nova located in the constellation... 2 KB (315 words) - 19:02, 26 December 2023 |
Thuban (redirect from Alpha Draconis) considered the pole star until about 1800 BC, when the much brighter Beta Ursae Minoris (Kochab) began to approach the pole as well. Having gradually drifted... 15 KB (1,387 words) - 13:58, 8 March 2024 |