Western asterism
Guardians of the Pole
This is an asterism, not one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
Part of: Ursa Minor
Visibility
Northern sky
Best placed
April, May, June
Difficulty
easy
Pattern
2 stars, 1 lines
About
Guardians of the Pole is a Western-tradition asterism spanning Ursa Minor, not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- Guardians of the Pole is a Western-tradition asterism - a recognizable star pattern that is not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- This pattern connects 2 stars with 1 line in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Kochab (apparent magnitude 2.07).
- Spans part of: Ursa Minor.
Important Stars
KochabPherkad