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    Octantis, abbreviated as Sigma Oct or σ Oct, and it is officially named Polaris Australis (/poʊˈlɛərɪs ɔːˈstreɪlɪs/). The star is positioned one degree away...
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    navigation, and a much dimmer magnitude 5.5 star on its southern axis, Polaris Australis (Sigma Octantis). From around 1700 BC until just after 300 AD, Kochab...
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    light, Polaris is a triple star system, composed of the primary, a yellow supergiant designated Polaris Aa, in orbit with a smaller companion, Polaris Ab;...
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    (indicated by the number 6 in the diagram). To the south of it is Polaris Australis (Sigma Octantis, numbered 7), representing the Federal District. A...
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    Beta Octantis is the second brightest star in the constellation. Polaris Australis (Sigma Octantis), the southern pole star, is a magnitude 5.4 star...
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  • Cook Islands Māori language. // Ursa Minor α Ursae Minoris Polaris Became known as stella polaris ('polar star') during the Renaissance.: 23  See polar star...
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    Aurora (redirect from Aurora polaris)
    Richardson (1878). "Aurora Polaris" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. III (9th ed.). pp. 90–99. Chree, Charles (1911). "Aurora Polaris" . Encyclopædia Britannica...
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    the two outer stars of the 'dipper' point to the modern-day pole star Polaris, it is less well known that the two inner stars, Phecda and Megrez, point...
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    that passes near several prominent stars. At present the pole star is Polaris, but around 12,000 BCE the pole was pointed only five degrees away from...
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    delivered Taiwan's first locally designed and built drilling vessel. The Polaris Australis was delivered to Dragon Prince Hydro-Survey Enterprise Co and Dragon...
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