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Draco
Draconis — The Dragon
Constellations#8 by area
Overview
Draco (Draconis) — The Dragon is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.
Highlights
- ★The Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543)
Notable stars
79 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.
- Eltaninmag 2.24
- Athebynemag 2.73
- Rastabanmag 2.79
- Altaismag 3.07
- Aldhibahmag 3.17
- Edasichmag 3.29
- Chi Draconismag 3.55
- Thubanmag 3.67
- Grumiummag 3.73
- Giausarmag 3.82
- Epsilon Draconismag 3.84
- Kappa Draconismag 3.85
Deep-sky objects
Neighbouring constellations
Knowledge connections
- Constellation ofEltanin
- Constellation ofAthebyne
- Constellation ofRastaban
- Constellation ofAltais
- Constellation ofAldhibah
- Constellation ofEdasich
- Constellation ofChi Draconis
- Constellation ofThuban
- Constellation ofGrumium
- Constellation ofGiausar
- Constellation ofEpsilon Draconis
- Constellation ofKappa Draconis
- Constellation ofTheta Draconis
- Constellation ofPhi Draconis
- Constellation ofHR 3751
- Constellation ofTau Draconis
- Constellation ofRho Draconis
- Constellation ofDziban
- Constellation of10 Draconis
- Constellation ofPi Draconis
- Constellation ofOmicron Draconis
- Constellation ofAlsafi
- Constellation of45 Draconis
- Constellation ofOmega Draconis
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- IAUInternational Astronomical Union
Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.