Asteria — interactive night sky map
Polaris (Alpha Ursae Minoris) is a star in the constellation Ursa Minor with an apparent magnitude of 1.97. It lies about 433 light-years from Earth. It is visible to the naked eye under dark skies.
It is best placed in the evening sky around October. It is visible from the whole northern hemisphere and from southern latitudes down to about 1°S. It is circumpolar (never sets) north of latitude 1°N.