Which of the following is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor - or the Little Dipper?

Also known as Alpha Ursae Minoris, Polaris is the Earth's current northern Pole Star or North Star, located at the tip of the "handle" of the constellation Ursa Minor. Polaris is significant because the Earth's axis is almost precisely aimed at it. That's why Polaris does not rise or set throughout the night, but rather stays in roughly the same position above the northern horizon year after year, while the other stars orbit around it.

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