North celestial pole
type: Concept
contributor: AAS Frey.Katie
modified: 2020-11-10T19:43:24.582Z
modified: 2020-11-10T19:43:34.122Z
alternative label: N.C.P.
alternative label: NCP
broader: Celestial poles
definition: The point in the northern hemisphere where the rotation axis of Earth touches the celestial sphere. The star Polaris, also called the Pole Star, is located very near this point, at an angular separation of 42 arcminutes (about 1.4 lunar diameters).

Celestial poles
type: Concept
narrower: North celestial pole