Question

what is the importance of pole star

Answer 1

pole star is the only star which always indicate north direction from anywhere an person is standing

Answer 2

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Polestar, also spelled pole star, also called (Northern Hemisphere) North Star, the brightest star that appears nearest to either celestial pole at any particular time. Owing to the precession of the equinoxes, the position of each pole describes a small circle in the sky over a period of 25,772 years.

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How far is the pole star?

434 light-years

Polaris is located at a distance of 434 light-years from Earth and has luminosity nearly 4,000 times that of our sun. Polaris shines at 2nd magnitude..

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What is the difference between pole star and other stars?

Answer. all star are move and change their position.. while pole are stationary in North side , it does not change it place because it lie on rotation axis of earth.