Polaris
Distance

Polaris

Section Title: Distance
Table Section Text: None

Year	Component	Distance, ly (pc)	Notes

2006	A	330 ly (101 pc)	Turner

2007	A	433 ly (133 pc)	Hipparcos

2008	B	359 ly (110 pc)	Usenko & Klochkova

2013	B	323 ly (99 pc)	Turner, et al.

2014	A	>=385 ly (>=118 pc)	Neilson

2018	B	521 ly (160pc)	Bond et al.

2018	B	445.3 ly (136.6 pc)	Gaia DR2

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The Hipparcos distance of Polaris is about 433 light years (133 parsecs).

final_sentence: The Hipparcos distance of Polaris is about 433 light years (133 parsecs).