पोलारिस vs Schedar

Property पोलारिस Schedar
पदनाम 1Alp UMi 18Alp Cas
नक्षत्रमंडल N/A Cassiopeia
वर्णक्रम वर्ग Class F — F-type (Yellow-White) Class K — K-type (Orange)
आभासी परिमाण +1.97 +2.24
निरपेक्ष परिमाण -3.64 -1.98
दूरी 433 ly 228 ly
द्रव्यमान N/A N/A
त्रिज्या N/A N/A
तापमान N/A N/A
दीप्तिमानता N/A N/A

Key Differences

  • Both are bright northern circumpolar stars useful for orientation near the north celestial pole.
  • Polaris (F-type Cepheid) is currently ~0.7° from the true north pole; Schedar is the brightest star in the W-shaped Cassiopeia.
  • Schedar is a K-type orange giant at ~228 light-years; Polaris is an F-type supergiant at ~431 light-years.
  • Cassiopeia (containing Schedar) and Ursa Minor (containing Polaris) are on opposite sides of the pole.
  • As the pole precesses, Schedar will become a closer pole star in the distant future.

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