of an A-type star. Due to precession of the Earth's axis of rotation, in the next 7,500 years the south celestial pole will pass close to this star and Upsilon Carinae and it will become the South Star around 8100 CE. References Carinae, Iota Carina (constellation) 080404 045556 Suspected variables A-type supergiants Aspidiske 3699 Durchmusterung objects