Northern Pole
Northern Pole is a traditional Chinese asterism found in the Purple Forbidden enclosure. It consists of five stars found in the modern constellations of Ursa Minor and Camelopardalis and represents the five stars of the North Pole. During the Qing dynasty, a total of four stars from the constellation Ursa Minor was added to the asterism.
| Order | English name | Chinese name | Corresponding star |
| 1 | The Crown Prince | 太子 | Gamma Ursae Minoris |
| 2 | The Emperor | 帝 | Beta Ursae Minoris |
| 3 | The Son of Concubine | 庶子 | 5 Ursae Minoris |
| 3+1 | The Son of Concubine | 庶子 | unclear, in Ursa Minor |
| 3+2 | The Son of Concubine | 庶子 | 3 Ursae Minoris |
| 3+3 | The Son of Concubine | 庶子 | 10 Ursae Minoris |
| 4 | The Concubine | 后宫 | 4 Ursae Minoris |
| 4+1 | The Concubine | 后宫 | unclear, in Ursa Minor |
| 5 | The Celestial Pivot | 天枢 | Struve 1694 |
