ほっきょくせい
北極星
1. Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North StarAstronomy, See also ポラリス
2. Pole star"North Star" redirects here. For other uses, see North Star (disambiguation). A pole star is a visible star, an especially prominent one, that is approximately aligned with the Earth's axis of rotation; that is, a star whose apparent position is close to one of the celestial poles, and which lies approximately directly overhead when viewed from the Earth's North Pole or South Pole. A similar concept also applies to other planets.
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