Polaris

Summary

Polaris is a F-type star^[1]. Polaris draws 2,243 Wikipedia views per month (f_type_star category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Polaris's video is recorded as Polaris.ogv^[3].
• Polaris's image is recorded as Polaris alpha ursae minoris.jpg^[4].
• Polaris's instance of is recorded as F-type star^[5].
• Polaris's instance of is recorded as triple star system^[6].
• Polaris's instance of is recorded as classical Cepheid variable^[7].
• Polaris's instance of is recorded as pole star^[8].
• Polaris's instance of is recorded as navigational star^[9].
• Polaris's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[10].
• Polaris's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[11].
• Polaris's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[12].
• Polaris's constellation is recorded as Ursa Minor^[13].
• Polaris's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 248278544^[14].
• Polaris's spectral class is recorded as F7 :IB-II SB,V^[15].
• Polaris's GND ID is recorded as 4582527-0^[16].
• Polaris's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85104178^[17].
• Polaris's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 124572759^[18].
• Polaris's part of is recorded as Curved Array^[19].
• Polaris's Commons category is recorded as Polaris^[20].
• Polaris's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q1571 (mar)-Vj18081991-ध्रुव.wav^[21].
• Polaris's catalog code is recorded as α UMi^[22].
• Polaris's catalog code is recorded as ADS 1477 A^[23].
• Polaris's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J02314822+8915503^[24].
• Polaris's catalog code is recorded as ADS 1477 AP^[25].
• Polaris's catalog code is recorded as BD+88 8^[26].
• Polaris's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J02319+8915A^[27].

Body

Geography

Polaris's part of is recorded as Curved Array^[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include F-type star^[5], triple star system^[6], classical Cepheid variable^[7], pole star^[8], navigational star^[9], and infrared source^[10].

History and Context

Catalog codes include α UMi^[22], ADS 1477 A^[23], 2MASS J02314822+8915503^[24], ADS 1477 AP^[25], BD+88 8^[26], and CCDM J02319+8915A^[27].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Polaris include Polaris^[28], a motorcycle manufacturer^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1954^[31], headquartered in Medina^[32]; Royal Order of the Polar Star^[33], an order of chivalry^[34], in Sweden^[35], founded in 1748^[36]; Fairbanks North Star Borough^[37], a borough of Alaska^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1964^[40]; Operation Polar Star^[41], a military operation^[42]; Operation Stella Polaris^[43], a covert operation^[44], in Finland^[45]; Order of the Polar Star^[46], an order^[47], in Mongolia^[48], founded in 1936^[49]; HNLMS Poolster^[50], a ship^[51]; and North Star Township^[52].

Why It Matters

Polaris draws 2,243 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.^[53] Polaris is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

Entities named for Polaris include Polaris^[28], a motorcycle manufacturer^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1954^[31], headquartered in Medina^[32]; Royal Order of the Polar Star^[33], an order of chivalry^[34], in Sweden^[35], founded in 1748^[36]; Fairbanks North Star Borough^[37], a borough of Alaska^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1964^[40]; Operation Polar Star^[41], a military operation^[42]; Operation Stella Polaris^[43], a covert operation^[44], in Finland^[45]; and Order of the Polar Star^[46], an order^[47], in Mongolia^[48], founded in 1936^[49].