In about 5,500 years, the pole will have moved near the position of the star Alderamin (Alpha Cephei), and in 12,000 years, Vega (Alpha Lyrae) will become our north star, but it will be about six degrees from the true north celestial pole.
V daljšem časovnem obdobju zaradi precesije Zemljine vrtilne osi naredita v 25.700 letih krog in se vrneta na isto mesto glede na zvezde.