polaris is located where
These are the two bright stars that outline the outer part of the bowl of the Big Dipper. An imaginary line through these stars leads directly to the North Star. Polaris is located at about five times the distance between the Pointer stars. It is the first bright star in that direction. The Big Dipper completes a circle around Polaris every 23 hours and 56 minutes, with the Pointer stars always pointing toward the North Star.