Which constellation does Polaris belong to?

Polaris is now in the sky, pointing to the north pole of the earth. Therefore, it always seems to be in the northern sky. It is because of its important position that it is famous. In fact, according to the brightness, it is just an ordinary second-class star, belonging to the "younger generation." It is more than 300 light years away from us. Polaris belongs to the brightest star in Ursa minor, also known as Alpha in Ursa minor. China called it "Gouchenyi" or "Beichen" in ancient times. On the constellation diagram, it is on the tip of the bear's tail.

Speaking of which, maybe you have to ask: Will Alpha Bear always enjoy the title of Polaris? Or, does the north pole of the earth's rotation axis always point to this star? First of all, it should be pointed out that the rotation axis of the earth is also slowly swinging periodically. Therefore, the position of the sky referred to by the north pole of the earth's rotation axis naturally changed. It can be seen that the "throne" of Polaris also has the possibility of taking turns to sit in the village. Astronomers have made it clear for a long time that 4800 years ago, Polaris was not the present alpha star of Ursa minor, but the alpha star of Draco called right pivot in ancient China. At that time, the right fulcrum won the honor of Polaris. By the year 1000, that is, the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty in China, the sky referred to by the North Pole of the Earth was 6 degrees away from the current Polaris, that is, the Alpha Star of the constellation Ursa minor. It can be seen that it was far from Polaris. At present, the north pole of the earth's rotation axis points to the sky, and the angular distance from Alpha Ursa minor is only about 1 degree. At present, the sky pointing to the north pole of the earth's rotation axis is approaching Ursa minor at the speed of 15 arc seconds per year. By AD 2 100, the angular distance between the sky indicated by the north pole of the earth's rotation axis and the alpha star Ursa minor was the smallest, only about 28 minutes. It seems that its "status" reached the peak of Polaris at this time. In the future, the sky pointing to the north pole of the earth's rotation axis will gradually move away from Ursa minor. By about 4000 AD, Cepheus Gamma will become the North Star. By 14000, Vega, the alpha star of Lyra, will gain the reputation of Polaris. At this time, people talked about the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. Vega's position as the throne of Polaris far exceeds that of Cowherd. The time for the earth's rotation axis to swing like this is about 26,000 years. This shows that everything is in motion, stillness is only temporary and relative, and the change of motion is eternal.