Polaris
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Summary
Polaris is a F-type star[1]. Polaris draws 18,761 Wikipedia views per month (f type star category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: triple star system[3], classical Cepheid variable[4], pole star[5], navigational star[6], infrared source[7], near-infrared source[8], ultraviolet source[9]
- Constellation: Ursa Minor[10]
- Spectral class: F7 :IB-II SB,V[11]
- Part of: Curved Array[12]
- Commons category: Polaris[13]
- Catalog code: α UMi[14], ADS 1477 A[15], 2MASS J02314822+8915503[16], ADS 1477 AP[17], BD+88 8[18], CCDM J02319+8915A[19], FK5 907[20], GC 2243[21], GCRV 1037[22], GSC 04628-00237[23], HD 8890[24], HIC 11767[25], HIP 11767[26], HR 424[27]
- Type of variable star: classical Cepheid variable[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Polaris[29]
- Apparent magnitude: 2.02[30], 3.00[31], 2.62[32], 1.53[33], 1.22[34], 10.4489[35], 0.795[36], 0.46[37], 0.52[38]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[39], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[40], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[41], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], The New Student's Reference Work[43], Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[44], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[45]
- Present in work: Birth of the Federation[46], Camera Bugged[47]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Polaris include Polaris[48], a motorcycle manufacturer[49], in United States[50], founded in 1954[51], headquartered in Medina[52]; Royal Order of the Polar Star[53], an order of chivalry[54], in Sweden[55], founded in 1748[56]; Fairbanks North Star Borough[57], a borough of Alaska[58], in United States[59], founded in 1964[60]; Order of the Polar Star[61], an order[62], in Mongolia[63], founded in 1936[64]; Operation Polar Star[65], a military operation[66]; Operation Stella Polaris[67], a covert operation[68], in Finland[69]; Order "Polar Star" (Yakutia)[70], an order[71], in Russia[72], founded in 1997[73]; and HNLMS Poolster[74].
Why It Matters
Polaris has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[75] Polaris is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[76]
Entities named for Polaris include Polaris[48], a motorcycle manufacturer[49], in United States[50], founded in 1954[51], headquartered in Medina[52]; Royal Order of the Polar Star[53], an order of chivalry[54], in Sweden[55], founded in 1748[56]; Fairbanks North Star Borough[57], a borough of Alaska[58], in United States[59], founded in 1964[60]; Order of the Polar Star[61], an order[62], in Mongolia[63], founded in 1936[64]; Operation Polar Star[65], a military operation[66]; and Operation Stella Polaris[67], a covert operation[68], in Finland[69].