If this very basic measurement of Polaris's distance were to remain in dispute, it would arguably cast doubt on the cosmological distance scale as a whole, and cause astronomers to wonder about the reliability of distance measurements for much of Hipparcos's 120,000 star catalogue.
Sponsored Topics. Sturgis, is a city in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,994 at the 2010 census. The city is located at the northeast corner of Sturgis Township and at the intersection of US 12 and M-66. Sturgis has been assigned a ZIP code of 49091.
Sturgis Township has a population of 2,261 according to the 2010 census. The township has a total area of 18.0 square miles (46.6 kmÂ²), of which, 17.9 square miles (46.5 kmÂ²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 kmÂ²) (0.39%) is water. The township was established March 19, 1845. The first township meeting was held at the Sturgis Prairie Hotel. Fawn River Crossing- Sturgis Township is working with the City of Sturgis and LaGrange County in the development of the Fawn River Crossing project. Click for Fawn River Crossing introduction & website Sturgis area historical information