The North Star

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:age 70 million years
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Polaris
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 1.98
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:HR_424
gptkb:Alpha_Ursae_Minoris
gptkb:BD+88_8
gptkb:FK5_907
gptkb:HD_8890
gptkb:HIP_11767
gptkb:SAO_308
gptkb:2MASS_J02314909+8915037
gptkb:AAVSO_0227+88
gptkb:ADS_1477
gptkb:AG+89_4
gptkb:CCDM_J02319+8915
gptkb:GCRV_1046
gptkb:GC_2273
gptkb:GSC_04628-00237
gptkb:Gaia_DR2_576802191319052032
gptkb:IRAS_02268+8902
gptkb:PLX_573
gptkb:TYC_4628-237-1
gptkb:UCAC2_362858.00
gptkb:USNO-B1.0_1689-0005836
gptkb:WDS_J02318+8914
PPM 20000
gptkbp:component gptkb:Polaris_Aa
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Ursa_Minor
gptkbp:culturalSignificance important in many cultures for navigation
gptkbp:declination +89° 15′ 50.8″
gptkbp:diameter 37.5 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy ancient astronomers
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 433 light years
gptkbp:futurePoleStar gptkb:Gamma_Cephei
gptkbp:hasCompanion gptkb:Polaris_B
Polaris Ab
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The North Star
gptkbp:luminosity 2,500 times Sun
gptkbp:mass 5.4 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity [Fe/H] = -0.03
gptkbp:notVisibleIn gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Polaris_triple_star_system
gptkbp:previousPoleStar gptkb:Thuban
gptkbp:rightAscension 02h 31m 49.09s
gptkbp:role current northern pole star
gptkbp:spectralType F7
gptkbp:symbolizes gptkb:navigation
guidance
constancy
gptkbp:temperature 6,015 K
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:navigation
gptkbp:variableType variable star
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4