What is the north star found in the constellation Ursa minor?

The North Star is also called Polaris. It is close to straight up, if you are at the North Pole, and just about straight north to anyone in the northern hemisphere. This makes Polaris very important for old style navigation. As the world turns, it appears to the eye to stay in the same place in the sky, where other stars move on routes from east to west, as the sun does.