• 36 Draconis is a star in the northern constellation Draco. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.99. Based upon...
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    Thuban (redirect from Alpha Draconis)
    Thuban (/ˈθjuːbæn/), with Bayer designation Alpha Draconis or α Draconis, is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Draco. A relatively...
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    p. 29. In 1968 the north pole star of the Moon was Omega Draconis; by 1977 it was 36 Draconis. The south pole star is Delta Doradus. "Re: Can precession...
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    Sigma Draconis is a single star in the northern constellation of Draco. It has the proper name Alsafi /ælˈseɪfi/, while Sigma Draconis, which is latinised...
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    Northern o Draconis Southern δ Doradus Past and future ω Draconis 36 Draconis...
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    Omicron Draconis (Latinised as ο Draconis, abbreviated to ο Dra) is a giant star in the constellation Draco located 322.93 light years from the Earth...
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    Gamma DraconisDraconis, abbreviated Gamma Dra, γ Dra), formally named Eltanin /ɛlˈteɪnɪn/, is a star in the northern constellation of Draco. Contrary...
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    Pearson Education. p. 5. ISBN 0-13-145164-2. Around 4800 years ago Thuban (α Draconis) lay a mere 0°.1 from the pole. Deneb (α Cygni) will be the brightest star...
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    Education. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-13-145164-3. Around 4800 years ago Thuban (α Draconis) lay a mere 0°.1 from the pole. Deneb (α Cygni) will be the brightest star...
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    M. Th.; et al. (1987). E. J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913–36. Vol. VII. E.J. Brill. p. 292. Gingerich, O. (1987). "Zoomorphic Astrolabes...
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    Iota DraconisDraconis, abbreviated Iota Dra, ι Dra), also named Edasich /ˈɛdəsɪk/, is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco. A...
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    Mu Draconis (μ Draconis, abbreviated Mu Dra, μ Dra) is a multiple star system near the head of the constellation of Draco. With a combined magnitude of...
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    p. 29, In 1968 the north pole star of the Moon was Omega Draconis; by 1977 it was 36 Draconis. The south pole star is Delta Doradus. Charon's radius is...
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    refers to an asterism consisting of ι Herculis, ξ Draconis, ν Draconis, β Draconis and γ Draconis. Consequently, ι Herculis itself is known as 天棓五 (Tiān...
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    36 Ophiuchi (or Guniibuu for component A) is a triple star system 19.5 light-years from Earth. It is in the constellation Ophiuchus. The primary and secondary...
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    than in September. Robert Hooke, in 1674, published his observations of γ Draconis, a star of magnitude 2m which passes practically overhead at the latitude...
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    CX Draconis is an interacting binary star system in the northern constellation of Draco, abbreviated CX Dra. It has the designation HD 174237 in the Henry...
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  • Omega Draconis, Latinized from ω Draconis and also known as 28 Draconis, is a binary star in the constellation of Draco. The system is fairly close, and...
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    with DAO spectrograms. XXV. The superficially normal B and A stars alpha Draconis, tau Herculis, gamma Lyrae, and HR 7926", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 371...
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    Lambda DraconisDraconis, abbreviated Lam Dra, λ Dra), also named Giausar (/ˈdʒɔːzɑːr/ JAW-zar), is a solitary, orange-red star in the northern circumpolar...
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    Psi1 Draconis (ψ1 Draconis, abbreviated Psi1 Dra, ψ1 Dra), also designated 31 Draconis, is a triple star system in the northern constellation of Draco...
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  • detected by radial velocity. The space velocity components of 26 Draconis are U = +36.5, V = −4.3 and W = −21.8 km/s. This system is on an orbit through...
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  • p. 29, In 1968 the north pole star of the Moon was Omega Draconis; by 1977 it was 36 Draconis. The south pole star is Delta Doradus. http://server6.wikisky...
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    Lalande 21185 (redirect from BD+36 2147)
    twice the surface gravity of the Sun. Lalande 21185 is listed as a BY Draconis type variable star in the General Catalogue of Variable Stars. It is identified...
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  • Rho DraconisDraconis) is a solitary star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent...
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    6 Draconis is a single-lined spectroscopic binary star system in the northern constellation of Draco, located about 430 light years away from the Sun....
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    התלי וזנבו)[verification needed] in Hebrew, and caput draconis (head of the dragon) or cauda draconis (tail of the dragon) in Latin. The ascending node is...
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    disk orbiting the star. 8 Draconis is the star's Flamsteed designation. It also received the variable star designation IR Draconis in 2000, after its variability...
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  • Psi2 Draconis is a solitary giant star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco, also designated 34 Draconis. It lies just over a degree east...
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    located 452 light years away. It has the Bayer designation of e Draconis; 64 Draconis is the Flamsteed designation. The object is visible to the naked...
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