39 Draconis is a wide binary star system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco. It has the Bayer designation b Draconis, while 39 Draconis...
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starlight was discovered in 1728 when James Bradley observed Gamma Draconis. Nearby Beta Draconis, traditionally called Rastaban, is a yellow giant star of magnitude...
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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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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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Nu Draconis (also known as 𝜈 Dra, 𝜈 Draconis, where 𝜈 is the Greek letter nu, or traditionally as Kuma /ˈkjuːmə/) is a double star in the constellation...
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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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Delta Draconis (δ Draconis, abbreviated Delta Dra, δ Dra), formally named Altais /ælˈteɪ.ɪs/, is a yellow star in the constellation of Draco. It has an...
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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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Lambda Draconis (λ Draconis, 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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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...
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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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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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HD 139319 (redirect from TW Draconis)
ternary system composed of the binary Algol variable star known as TW Draconis, and a main-sequence companion star at a separation of 3 arcseconds. The...
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Rho Draconis (ρ Draconis) 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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List of stars in Pegasus (redirect from 39 Pegasi)
117500 23h 49m 39.35s +28° 50′ 32.4″ 5.95 1.39 267 A2m HN Peg HN 206860 107350 21h 44m 31.19s +14° 46′ 20.0″ 5.96 4.64 60 G0V BY Draconis variable 210762...
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refers to an asterism consisting of υ Draconis, ι Draconis, η Draconis, ζ Draconis, θ Draconis, 73 Draconis, γ Cephei and 23 Cassiopeiae. This is a...
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elongation of the Eta Draconis star in the Pleiades during the Late Preclassic period. According to Marion Popenoe de Hatch, Eta Draconis shows unusual stability...
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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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List of stars in Serpens (redirect from 39 Serpentis)
136202 74975 15h 19m 18.58s +01° 46′ 00.0″ 5.04 3.08 81 F8III-IV MQ Ser; BY Draconis variable b Ser b 36 30 Cap 141851 77660 15h 51m 15.65s −03° 05′ 25.5″ 5...
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BattleTech (redirect from Draconis March)
composed of hexagonal terrain tiles. The combat units are roughly 12-metre-tall (39 ft) humanoid armored combat units called BattleMechs, powered by fusion reactors...
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tail' [of the constellation of the Southern Fish]). /ˈældənæb/ Draco ζ Draconis A Aldhibah From Arabic: الضباع aḍ-ḍibāʿ ('the hyenas'). /ælˈdaɪbə/ Delphinus...
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Assasi, the swastika represents the north ecliptic north pole centred in ζ Draconis, with the constellation Draco as one of its beams. He argues that this...
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Tau Draconis, Latinized from τ Draconis, is an astrometric binary star system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco. The star is faintly...
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Pi Draconis, Latinized from π Draconis, is a solitary star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco. It is visible to the naked eye with an...
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Cygni Star Suspected variable star 2.23 Alpha Cassiopeiae Star 2.230 Gamma Draconis Star 2.24 2.21 Alpha Coronae Borealis Binary star system 2.25 2.24 Zeta...
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Lalande 21185 (category BY Draconis variables)
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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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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7 Draconis, also named Tianyi /tiænˈjiː/, is a single star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint...
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25278 05h 24m 25.31s +17° 23′ 00.8″ 5.00 4.17 48 F8V SB V1119 Tau; BY Draconis variable 79 Tau b 79 28355 20901 04h 28m 50.10s +13° 02′ 51.5″ 5.02 1.56...
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from Old French dragon, which, in turn, comes from Latin draco (genitive draconis), meaning "huge serpent, dragon", from Ancient Greek δράκων, drákōn (genitive...
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