How old is the constellation Polaris ???

Question

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Answer 1

There is no constellation called Polaris - Polaris is a star. From the northern hemisphere it appears to be over the north pole of the Earth. Polaris is the last star on the end of the  handle of the Little Dipper or Ursa Minor.

Answer 2

Polaris is the name for the North or pole star. It is not a constellation which is a pattern of stars.

Answer 3

Cat 38 is right however since the earth is 4 billion years old perhaps Polaris was formed around the same time.

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Answer 4

if you mean how long has Polaris been used as the North Star, it's something like 4,000 years; there's a very long term wobble in the Earths axis so the North Star changes over time.......now it's Polaris; next up in about a thousand years , well I forget but I wont be using it so I didn't pay too much attention.......