Polaris
α Ursae Minoris · Ursa Minor · also North Star, Pole Star
Ecliptic position at J2000.0
Gemini 28.56°
Ecliptic latitude +66.10°·Magnitude 1.97·F7Ib
Navigational star
Nature
North celestial pole star.
Classical attribution
Robson assigns Saturn-Venus nature. Current pole star (precession will shift in millennia).
Other stars in Gemini
Reference, not advice
This is cultural and astronomical reference, not personal prediction or advice.
Ecliptic position at J2000.0 epoch. Present-day position is shifted by precession (~50.3 arc-seconds per year). Classical attributions paraphrased from Vivian E. Robson, “The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology” (1923, public domain).
Last reviewed .