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  <p>When we look at the Polaris from the earth, the Big Bear appears to be revolving around it.</p>
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<p>Ursa Major is relatively close to Polaris in angular distance, so this motion is easier to see.  But in fact <em>all</em> the constellations appear to revolve around the axis.  The closer they are, the tighter the arc and the easier this motion is to see.  If they are far away and you are not at very high latitudes, they will be obscured at some point by the horizon and the motion is hidden.</p>

<p>So for your question, look at a starmap and the closer a constellation is to the future axis, the more it will behave like Ursa Major today.</p>

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2017-03-24T23:46:31.540Z
2017-03-24T23:46:31.540Z
BowlOfRed
<p>You can easily determine this by looking at a star chart or by using free software like <strong>Stellarium</strong>.</p>

<p>Here are two pictures that I obtained from Stellarium....they are centered on Thuban and Vega. <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/fcSiV.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/fcSiV.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

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2017-03-25T04:27:28.790Z
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user16405
<p>We have been calling the star by looking at which we can make out the direction of the North Pole the North Star. This was the only method at the disposal of the sailors during the days when they did not have any compass with them. When the axis of the earth would point toward Denab, Denab would become the North Star. When it would point toward Vega, Vega would become the North Star. Likewise, when the axis would point toward Thuban, Thuban would become the North Star. When we look at the Polaris from the earth, the Big Bear appears to be revolving around it. So I am curious to know which constellations would appear to be revolving around the Denab, Vega and Thuban when the axis of the earth would be pointing toward them due to wobbling of the earth.   </p>

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2017-03-23T21:20:02.333Z
Its unclear what you mean by "the north star" or what you mean by "revolve around".
James K
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2017-03-27T02:29:05.037Z
Basically, all of them.
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Which constellation would appear to revolve around Denab,Vega or Thuban when axis of the earth would point toward them?
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# Which constellation would appear to revolve around Denab,Vega or Thuban when axis of the earth would point toward them?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-03-06)

We have been calling the star by looking at which we can make out the direction of the North Pole the North Star. This was the only method at the disposal of the sailors during the days when they did not have any compass with them. When the axis of the earth would point toward Denab, Denab would become the North Star. When it would point toward Vega, Vega would become the North Star. Likewise, when the axis would point toward Thuban, Thuban would become the North Star. When we look at the Polaris from the earth, the Big Bear appears to be revolving around it. So I am curious to know which constellations would appear to be revolving around the Denab, Vega and Thuban when the axis of the earth would be pointing toward them due to wobbling of the earth.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Its unclear what you mean by "the north star" or what you mean by "revolve around".  
> **username_2**: Basically, all of them.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-03-24. Score: 3

> When we look at the Polaris from the earth, the Big Bear appears to be revolving around it.

Ursa Major is relatively close to Polaris in angular distance, so this motion is easier to see. But in fact *all* the constellations appear to revolve around the axis. The closer they are, the tighter the arc and the easier this motion is to see. If they are far away and you are not at very high latitudes, they will be obscured at some point by the horizon and the motion is hidden.

So for your question, look at a starmap and the closer a constellation is to the future axis, the more it will behave like Ursa Major today.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2017-03-25. Score: 2

You can easily determine this by looking at a star chart or by using free software like **Stellarium**.

Here are two pictures that I obtained from Stellarium....they are centered on Thuban and Vega. [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/fcSiV.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/fcSiV.png)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Z9aOx.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/Z9aOx.png)


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