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Thuban
Thuban, designated Alpha Draconis, is a star in the constellation Draco that served as Earth's north pole star during much of the third millennium BCE. The shift occurred because of axial precession, the slow 26,000-year wobble of Earth's rotational axis, which gradually changes the position of the celestial pole. Although historically designated Alpha, Thuban is not the brightest star in Draco an...
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Sirius
Seen in Canis Major, Sirius is the brightest star in Earth's night sky by apparent brightness. That distinction concerns how bright it looks from Earth, rather than how much light it produces compared with every other star. The system contains Sirius A, a white A-type main-sequence star, and Sirius B, a much smaller white dwarf that is difficult to distinguish beside its brilliant companion.
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