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==Celestial Information==
 
==Celestial Information==
 
*''Name, meaning and Constellation:'' Alpha Ursae Minoris, Ursa Minor.  
 
*''Name, meaning and Constellation:'' Alpha Ursae Minoris, Ursa Minor.  
 
*''Other name(s) and meaning:'' Alrukaba, Cynosura, Alruccabah, Phoenice, Lodestar, Pole Star, Tramontana, Angel Stern, Navigatoria, Star of Arcady, Yilduz, Mismar, Polyarnaya.
 
*''Other name(s) and meaning:'' Alrukaba, Cynosura, Alruccabah, Phoenice, Lodestar, Pole Star, Tramontana, Angel Stern, Navigatoria, Star of Arcady, Yilduz, Mismar, Polyarnaya.
  
*''Distance from Sol:'' 431 lyrs, 132 par
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*''Distance from Sol:'' 431 ly, 132 pc
 
*''Type of System:'' Binary
 
*''Type of System:'' Binary
 
*''Color:'' F7-Yellow Giant, F3-Yellow Main Sequence
 
*''Color:'' F7-Yellow Giant, F3-Yellow Main Sequence
 
*''Right Ascension:'' 2h 31m 48.704s
 
*''Right Ascension:'' 2h 31m 48.704s
*''Declination:'' +89° 15' 50.72"
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*''Declination:'' +89° 15' 50.72"
  
 
==Known Planets==
 
==Known Planets==
*[[Neo Terra]] (Polaris Prime?) - Mention is made of a new homeworld for the Terrans in Polaris, envisioned by Admiral Bosch as Neo-Terra, thus a (presumably inhabitable) planet must be present here. No mention of its current name is given
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*[[Neo-Terra]] - Mention is made of a new homeworld for the Terrans in Polaris, envisioned by Admiral Bosch as Neo-Terra, thus a (presumably habitable) planet must be present here. No mention of its current name is given
  
 
==Important Events==
 
==Important Events==

Latest revision as of 02:43, 24 March 2016

This article is about the star system. For the non-canon installation, see GTI Polaris.

Celestial Information

  • Name, meaning and Constellation: Alpha Ursae Minoris, Ursa Minor.
  • Other name(s) and meaning: Alrukaba, Cynosura, Alruccabah, Phoenice, Lodestar, Pole Star, Tramontana, Angel Stern, Navigatoria, Star of Arcady, Yilduz, Mismar, Polyarnaya.
  • Distance from Sol: 431 ly, 132 pc
  • Type of System: Binary
  • Color: F7-Yellow Giant, F3-Yellow Main Sequence
  • Right Ascension: 2h 31m 48.704s
  • Declination: +89° 15' 50.72"

Known Planets

  • Neo-Terra - Mention is made of a new homeworld for the Terrans in Polaris, envisioned by Admiral Bosch as Neo-Terra, thus a (presumably habitable) planet must be present here. No mention of its current name is given

Important Events

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