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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.
NGC 6505 is an elliptical galaxy with Hubble sequence classification E/S0 in the northern celestial hemisphere constellation Draco. It is about 582 million light years away from the Milky Way galaxy and has a diameter of about 190,000 light years. The object was discovered on June 27, 1884 by Lewis A. Swift. [3]
NGC 5982 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Draco. It is located at a distance of circa 130 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 5982 is about 100,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel on May 25, 1788. [3]
1ES 1927+654 is a type 2 Seyfert galaxy [1] located 270 million light-years away in the constellation of Draco, containing an active galactic nucleus. [2] [3] [4] ...
NGC 5965 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Draco. It is located at a distance of circa 150 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 5965 is about 260,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel on May 5, 1788. [3]
Theta Draconis, a name Latinized from θ Draconis, is a binary star system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco. It is faintly visible to the naked eye at night with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.12. [1]
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.
This is the list of the star names in the constellation Draco. α Dra. Thuban: ＜ ثعبان thu'bān, serpent, the last part of Ra's al-Thu'bān. (See β Dra.)