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To: SunkenCiv

At the time, Kochab was the star nearest the North Pole, and it was farther from the pole than Polaris is now.


26 posted on 06/11/2019 11:32:42 PM PDT by Styria
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To: Styria

Thanks Styria. The star has a planet around it as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_Ursae_Minoris#As_the_pole_star


35 posted on 06/13/2019 9:46:20 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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