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Étoile Du Nord (other)
(French for ''Star of the North'', i.e. the North Star) may refer to: * L'Étoile du Nord, the motto of the U.S. state of Minnesota * ''L'étoile du nord'', an 1854 opéra comique in three acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer * "L'Étoile du Nord", a short story by the francophone Belgian writer Georges Simenon * L'étoile du nord (film), ''L'étoile du nord'' (film), a 1982 French film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre and based on the short story by Georges Simenon * Étoile du Nord (train), ''Étoile du Nord'' (train), which ran between Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam * LGV Étoile du Nord, former name of a proposed high-speed rail line now known as LGV Picardie * Theâtre de l'Étoile du Nord, a theatre in the centre of Tunis, Tunisia * Etoile De Nord, a 19th-century racehorse sired by The Baron (horse), The Baron See also * * Nord (other) * Étoile (other) * Polestar (other) * Nordstar (other) * Nordstern (other) (german: link=no, Northst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Star
Polaris is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor. It is designated α Ursae Minoris ( Latinized to ''Alpha Ursae Minoris'') and is commonly called the North Star or Pole Star. With an apparent magnitude that fluctuates around 1.98, it is the brightest star in the constellation and is readily visible to the naked eye at night. The position of the star lies less than 1° away from the north celestial pole, making it the current northern pole star. The stable position of the star in the Northern Sky makes it useful for navigation. As the closest Cepheid variable its distance is used as part of the cosmic distance ladder. The revised '' Hipparcos'' stellar parallax gives a distance to Polaris of about , while the successor mission ''Gaia'' gives a distance of about . Calculations by other methods vary widely. Although appearing to the naked eye as a single point of light, Polaris is a triple star system, composed of the primary, a yellow su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
