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Detailed explanation-1: -We call that star the “North Star” since it sits in the direction that the spin axis from the northern hemisphere of Earth points. At present, the star known as Polaris is the North Star. However, Polaris has not always been the North Star and will not always be the North Star.

Detailed explanation-2: -Polaris goes by many different names, including the Northern Star, Pole Star, Lodestar, Guiding Star, and Cynosūra, derived from the Greek for “the dog’s tail.” In ancient Greek times, Ursa Minor was taken to represent a dog, not a bear.