List of star names in Draco

This is the list of the star names in the constellation Draco.

List star proper name etymon α Dra Thuban Arabic β Dra Rastaban Arabic γ Dra Eltanin Arabic δ Dra Altais Arabic ζ Dra Aldhibah Arabic η Dra Athebyne Arabic ι Dra Edasich Arabic λ Dra Giausar Persian μ Dra Alrakis Arabic ξ Dra Grumium Latin σ Dra Alsafi Arabic ψ1 Dra Dziban Arabic

α Dra

Thuban: ＜ (ar) ثعبان thu'bān, serpent, the last part of Ra's al-Thu'bān. (See β Dra.) Adib: ＜ (ar) الذئبة al-Dhi'b, the Wolf. (See θ Dra.) the Dragon's Tail: called among seamen. Yu Choo: ＜ (zh) 右枢, the Right-hand Pivot.

β Dra

Rastaban: ＜ (ar) س الثعبان Ra's al-Thu'bān the Head of the Serpent, transferred from γ Dra. (See γ Dra.) Alwaid: ＜ (ar) al-‘Awā'idh the Old Mother( Camel)s, for β, γ, ξ, and ν Dra. ＜ (ar) al-‘Awwād the Lute-player. (See μ Dra.) Asuia: ＜ (ar) al-Shujā‘ the Sea-serpent.

γ Dra

Eltanin (Etamin, Etanin): ＜ (ar) راس التنين Ra's al-Tinnīn the Head of the Dragon. Rastaben (Rasaben, Rastaban): ＜ mistransliterated form of Ra's al-Tinnīn. the Zenith-star:

See also List of stars in Draco List of star names

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