The brightest star in the constellation Cepheus, located about 49 light-years from Earth and notable for being a yellow supergiant star.
From Arabic al-dera' al-mumaththala (the arm of the one with the upraised arm), referring to the mythological figure Cepheus; integrated into Western astronomy nomenclature through medieval Arabic astronomical texts.
Alderamin is slowly becoming the North Star due to Earth's precession—in about 7,500 years, this distant star will guide northern travelers just like Polaris guides us now, a celestial changing of the guard.
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