Draco
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Draco is a faint northern constellation named after the Latin word for "dragon," winding between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor in the night sky.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constellation
ⓘ
northern constellation ⓘ |
| areaSquareDegrees | 1083 ⓘ |
| associatedMythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| bordersConstellation |
Bootes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Camelopardalis NERFINISHED ⓘ Cepheus NERFINISHED ⓘ Corona Borealis NERFINISHED ⓘ Cygnus NERFINISHED ⓘ Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynx NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyra NERFINISHED ⓘ Ursa Major NERFINISHED ⓘ Ursa Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStar | Eltanin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStarApparentMagnitude | about 2.2 ⓘ |
| brightestStarDesignation | Gamma Draconis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CatsEyeNebulaDesignation | NGC 6543 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circumpolarFromLatitude | mid-northern latitudes ⓘ |
| containsDeepSkyObject |
Cat's Eye Nebula
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Draco Dwarf Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 5866 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 5907 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMessierObject |
M101 (historically misattributed)
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ⓘ
M102 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsNorthEclipticPole | true ⓘ |
| declinationRange | about +47° to +86° ⓘ |
| DracoDwarfGalaxyType | spheroidal dwarf galaxy ⓘ |
| etymology | Latin word for "dragon" ⓘ |
| IAUAbbreviation | Dra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IAUConstellationFamily | Ursa Major family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IAUGenitive | Draconis ⓘ |
| LadonRole | dragon guarding the golden apples of the Hesperides ⓘ |
| liesBetween |
Ursa Major
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ⓘ
Ursa Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| listedBy | Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| listedInWork | Almagest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSkyRegion | northern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| meaning | dragon ⓘ |
| mythologicalFigure | Ladon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| notableStar |
Rastaban
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ⓘ
Thuban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMainStars | about 14 ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 8 ⓘ |
| RastabanDesignation | Beta Draconis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAscensionRange | about 11h to 20h ⓘ |
| ThubanDesignation | Alpha Draconis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ThubanHistoricalRole | former north pole star ⓘ |
| ThubanPoleStarEpoch | around 2700 BCE ⓘ |
| visibleFromLatitudeRange | +90° to −15° approximately ⓘ |
| visibleInSeason |
northern autumn
ⓘ
northern spring ⓘ northern summer ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cygnus