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EtaminRastabanThuban

Stick figure for Draco (Dra)

Stars in this Figure

Star Mag Spectral Type Distance Meaning
Etamin2.24K5 · Orange giant148 lyArabic Al-Tinnīn, 'The Dragon' — the brightest star in Draco, marking the dragon's head. The North Star around 4000 BCE.
Rastaban2.79G2 · Yellow giant380 lyArabic Ra's al-Thubbān, 'Head of the Dragon' — marks the dragon's eye in Draco, forming a small quadrilateral with Etamin and two fainter stars.
Thuban3.67A0 · White giant303 lyArabic Al-Thubbān, 'The Dragon' — served as the North Pole Star around 2700 BCE during the age of the Egyptian pyramid builders.