Polaris

Naked eye: magnitude +1.98, bright enough to see without a telescope under dark skies (limit ≈ +6).

From India (8°–34° N): rises above the horizon everywhere in the country.

Why it matters

When to look: All year, low in the north: its altitude equals your latitude (about 8° in Kanyakumari to 34° in Srinagar).

Sources

1. Wikipedia: List of brightest stars
2. HYG Database v4.1 (D. Nash, astronexus), CC BY-SA 4.0: stars within 20 ly, derived list
3. HYG Database v4.1 (Nash), CC BY-SA 4.0
4. IAU, The Constellations (88 official names and abbreviations)

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