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Hi,
Can anybody tell me how far the "north star" is from Earth
Cheers,
Brendan
Can anybody tell me how far the "north star" is from Earth
Cheers,
Brendan
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For some perspective Polaris is about:
50 times the distance to the �next brightest star� (after the Sun) Sirius at ~8.6ly
100 times the distance to the �closest bright star� Alpha Centauri aka Rigil Kentaurus at ~4.36ly
~27 million times the distance to, �the brightest closest star�, our Sun ~150 million kilometers or
~10 billion times the distance from Earth to the Moon, on average about 385,000 kilometers
Earth to Polaris and beyond
50 times the distance to the �next brightest star� (after the Sun) Sirius at ~8.6ly
100 times the distance to the �closest bright star� Alpha Centauri aka Rigil Kentaurus at ~4.36ly
~27 million times the distance to, �the brightest closest star�, our Sun ~150 million kilometers or
~10 billion times the distance from Earth to the Moon, on average about 385,000 kilometers
Earth to Polaris and beyond
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