Bayer Ursa Minor α

Bayer Ursa Minor α is object of Bayer's Uranometria, Ursa Minor. In table Ursa Minor it is listed as one of two 2nd magnitude objects, and it is designated with number 1.

1 α Cauda extima, seu stella polaris, navigatoria, Stella maris, la tramontana, Alruccabah, seu Ruccabah Ismaëlitis.

Translation:


 * Cauda extima is "outmost tail" (Latin)
 * seu is "or" (Latin)
 * stella polaris is "polar star" (Latin)
 * navigatoria is "associated with navigation" (Italian)
 * la tramontana is "the north wind" or "north" (Italian)
 * Alruccabah
 * Ruccabah Ismaëlitis

Identification with real objects

 * Polaris