Polaris (Alpha Ursae Minoris)
Gamma Cephei
Vega
Deneb
Thuban
Beta Ursae Minoris
Alpha Cephei
Iota Cephei
Kappa Draconis
have all been pole stars.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pole_star...
26,000 ÷ 8 = 3,250 years. Polaris is already "off" by 0.736 of a degree.
".. .Thirdly, Polaris is not exactly lined up with earth's axis of rotation. There is very low probability that any star would end up exactly lined up with earth's axis. Polaris lies at a viewing angle that is 0.736 degrees away from exact North. Because the North Star does not lie exactly on earth's rotation axis, it actually arcs through the sky every night. The arc is just so small that humans can't see it. Furthermore, earth's rotation axis is not completely fixed. Because earth is not perfectly spherical but bulges at the equator, the sun's gravitational effects on the earth are not completely symmetrical. This non-symmetry creates a very small and very slow twist on the earth that is turning earth's rotation axis away from Polaris. In about 3000 years, the star named Gamma Cephei will end up much closer to earth's rotation axis than Polaris, and will therefore be the new "North Star"...."
https://wtamu.edu/~cbaird/sq/mobile/2013/07/24/what-keeps-the-north-star-stuck-at-exactly-north/
You know what you can do with that thumb down.