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Draco is a constellation in the far northern sky. Its name is Latin for dragon . It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century Greek astronomer Ptolemy , and remains one of the 88 modern constellations today.
Thuban (/ ˈ θj uː b æ n /), [6] with Bayer designation Alpha Draconis or α Draconis, is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Draco.A relatively inconspicuous star in the night sky of the Northern Hemisphere, it is historically significant as having been the north pole star from the 4th to 2nd millennium BC.
The Cat's Eye Nebula (also known as NGC 6543 and Caldwell 6) is a planetary nebula in the northern constellation of Draco, discovered by William Herschel on February 15, 1786. It was the first planetary nebula whose spectrum was investigated by the English amateur astronomer William Huggins , demonstrating that planetary nebulae were gaseous ...
Lambda Draconis (λ Draconis, abbreviated Lam Dra, λ Dra), also named Giausar (/ ˈ dʒ ɔː z ɑːr / JAW-zar), [11] [12] is a solitary, [13] orange-red [14] star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +3.85. [2]
Delta Draconis (δ Draconis, abbreviated Delta Dra, δ Dra), formally named Altais / æ l ˈ t eɪ. ɪ s /, [10] is a yellow star in the constellation of Draco.It has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.0, [2] making it easily visible to the naked eye.
The shower gets its name because the meteors appear to be coming from the direction of the constellation Draco the Dragon. But the Draconids are sometimes referred to as the Giacobinids in honor ...
Gamma Draconis (γ Draconis, abbreviated Gamma Dra, γ Dra), formally named Eltanin / ɛ l ˈ t eɪ n ɪ n /, [9] [10] is a star in the northern constellation of Draco.Contrary to its gamma-designation (historically third-ranked), it is the brightest object in Draco at magnitude 2.2, [1] outshining Beta Draconis by nearly half a magnitude and Alpha Draconis by over a magnitude.
Sigma Draconis is a single star in the northern constellation of Draco. It has the proper name Alsafi / æ l ˈ s eɪ f i /, [12] while Sigma Draconis, which is latinised from σ Draconis and abbreviated Sig Dra or σ Dra, is the Bayer designation. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 4.7, [2] which is bright enough to be faintly visible to ...