Polaris

Summary

Polaris is a F-type star^[1]. Polaris draws 11,498 Wikipedia views per month (f_type_star category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Polaris's instance of is recorded as F-type star^[3].
• Polaris's instance of is recorded as triple star system^[4].
• Polaris's instance of is recorded as classical Cepheid variable^[5].
• Polaris's instance of is recorded as pole star^[6].
• Polaris's instance of is recorded as navigational star^[7].
• Polaris's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[8].
• Polaris's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[9].
• Polaris's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[10].
• Polaris's constellation is recorded as Ursa Minor^[11].
• Polaris's spectral class is recorded as F7 :IB-II SB,V^[12].
• Polaris is part of Curved Array^[13].
• Polaris's Commons category is recorded as Polaris^[14].
• Polaris's catalog code is recorded as α UMi^[15].
• Polaris's catalog code is recorded as ADS 1477 A^[16].
• Polaris's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J02314822+8915503^[17].
• Polaris's catalog code is recorded as ADS 1477 AP^[18].
• Polaris's catalog code is recorded as BD+88 8^[19].
• Polaris's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J02319+8915A^[20].
• Polaris's catalog code is recorded as FK5 907^[21].
• Polaris's catalog code is recorded as GC 2243^[22].
• Polaris's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 1037^[23].
• Polaris's catalog code is recorded as GSC 04628-00237^[24].
• Polaris's catalog code is recorded as HD 8890^[25].
• Polaris's catalog code is recorded as HIC 11767^[26].
• Polaris's catalog code is recorded as HIP 11767^[27].

Body

Geography

Polaris is part of Curved Array^[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include F-type star^[3], triple star system^[4], classical Cepheid variable^[5], pole star^[6], navigational star^[7], and infrared source^[8].

History and Context

Catalog codes include α UMi^[15], ADS 1477 A^[16], 2MASS J02314822+8915503^[17], ADS 1477 AP^[18], BD+88 8^[19], and CCDM J02319+8915A^[20].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Polaris include Order of the Polar Star^[28], an order^[29], in Mongolia^[30], founded in 1936^[31]; HNLMS Poolster^[32], a ship^[33]; Polaris^[34], an icebreaker^[35]; Order "Polar Star" (Yakutia)^[36], an order^[37], in Russia^[38], founded in 1997^[39]; Operation Stella Polaris^[40], a covert operation^[41], in Finland^[42]; North Star Township^[43], a township of Minnesota^[44], in United States^[45]; Fairbanks North Star Borough^[46], a borough of Alaska^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1964^[49]; and Operation Polar Star^[50].

Why It Matters

Polaris draws 11,498 Wikipedia views per month (f_type_star category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] Polaris has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] Polaris is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for Polaris include Order of the Polar Star^[28], an order^[29], in Mongolia^[30], founded in 1936^[31]; HNLMS Poolster^[32], a ship^[33]; Polaris^[34], an icebreaker^[35]; Order "Polar Star" (Yakutia)^[36], an order^[37], in Russia^[38], founded in 1997^[39]; Operation Stella Polaris^[40], a covert operation^[41], in Finland^[42]; and North Star Township^[43], a township of Minnesota^[44], in United States^[45].