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The star is also referred to as The Lodestar. The name associates the star with a naturally occurring magnetic rock a lodestone that can be used to make a magnetic compass.
Alruccabah; Cynosura; Phoenice; Lodestar; Pole Star; Tramontana; Angel Stern; Navigatoria; Star of Arcady; Yilduz; Mismar.
Alpha Ursae Minoris
HR 424
HD 8890 ...
For example, the star known as Polaris has also at various times and places been known by the names Alruccabah, Angel Stern, Cynosura, the Lodestar, Mismar, Navigatoria, Phoenice, the Pole Star, the Star of Arcady, Tramontana and Yilduz.
Polaris' distance from has been estimated to be from 360 to 820 light years. At its brightest, Polairs is about 6,000 to 10,000 times brighter than our Sun. It is the larger star at the end of the handle of the . Polaris is also called the Lodestar ...
At its brightest, Polairs is about 6,000 to 10,000 times brighter than our Sun. It is the larger star at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper (Ursa Minor). Polaris is also called the Lodestar or the Cynosure.
 See also: Star, Pole Star, Polaris, Earth, Sky
  
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