north celestial pole
Noun
Meaning
the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere; near Polaris
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For example, the north celestial pole has a declination of +90°.
Just over 3.5 degrees from the north celestial pole, Delta is a white main-sequence star of spectral type A1V with an apparent magnitude of 4.35, citation located 172±1 light-years from Earth.
In about 5,500 years, the pole will have moved near the position of the star Alderamin (Alpha Cephei), and in 12,000 years, Vega (Alpha Lyrae) will become our north star, but it will be about six degrees from the true north celestial pole.
Only lambda and pi remain in use, likely because of their proximity to the north celestial pole.
Polaris is currently less than one degree away from the north celestial pole (hence the alternative name Pole Star) so its position in the sky is largely unaffected by the rotation of the Earth.
The directions north and south on the celestial sphere are in the sense toward the north celestial pole and toward the south celestial pole.