Constellation
The constellation Draco
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Draco gathers 122 naked-eye stars —down to magnitude 6— in Stelvia's catalogue. The brightest is Eltanin, and the constellation reaches its highest point of the night around June.
Draco in figures
- Catalogued stars
- 122
- Brightest star
- Eltanin
- Region of the sky
- Northern sky
- Highest around
- June
- With a proper name
- 17
- Nearest star
- Alsafi
Those visible to the naked eye, down to magnitude 6
Apparent magnitude 2.24
Declination from 49° to 83°
Month when it culminates at midnight
Stars with a traditional name, not just a catalogue designation
19 light years
These figures are computed over Stelvia's catalogue —stars visible to the naked eye, down to magnitude 6—, not over the constellation's real total: the count, the brightest and the nearest all refer to that catalogue. The region of the sky comes from the median declination of its stars; the month, from their mean right ascension.
Every star in Draco
The 122 stars of Draco catalogued by Stelvia, from the brightest to the faintest. Each one has its own page.
- EltaninGamma Draco2.24
- AthebyneEta Draco2.73
- RastabanBeta Draco2.79
- AltaisDelta Draco3.07
- AldhibahZeta Draco3.17
- EdasichIota Draco3.29
- Chi Draco3.55
- ThubanAlpha Draco3.67
- GrumiumXi Draco3.73
- GiausarLambda Draco3.82
- Epsilon Draco3.84
- Kappa Draco3.85
- Theta Draco4.01
- Phi Draco4.22
- HIP 471934.28
- Tau Draco4.45
- Rho Draco4.51
- DzibanPsi 1 Draco4.57
- 10 Draco4.58
- Pi Draco4.60
- Omicron Draco4.63
- AlsafiSigma Draco4.67
- Omega Draco4.77
- 45 Draco4.77
- Fafnir4.82
- Upsilon Draco4.82
- 18 Draco4.84
- HIP 820204.84
- HIP 518084.86
- Nu 2 Draco4.86
- 19 Draco4.88
- Nu 1 Draco4.89
- Mu Draco4.91
- HIP 926894.92
- 15 Draco4.94
- 6 Draco4.95
- HIP 781804.96
- 39 Draco4.98
- 36 Draco4.99
- 54 Draco5.00
- 4 Draco5.01
- 30 Draco5.02
- 35 Draco5.02
- HIP 899815.02
- 46 Draco5.03
- 17 Draco5.07
- 27 Draco5.07
- 59 Draco5.11
- 53 Draco5.13
- 73 Draco5.18
- 2 Draco5.19
- HIP 772775.19
- 64 Draco5.22
- Taiyi5.23
- 26 Draco5.23
- HIP 920565.25
- HIP 801615.26
- HIP 814375.28
- 3 Draco5.32
- HIP 1025995.36
- 9 Draco5.37
- HIP 798045.37
- 50 Draco5.37
- 75 Draco5.38
- HIP 910135.38
- HIP 932995.39
- 51 Draco5.40
- 66 Draco5.40
- Tianyi5.43
- Psi 2 Draco5.43
- HIP 788935.44
- HIP 600445.47
- HIP 726645.48
- HIP 925495.51
- 49 Draco5.51
- 16 Draco5.53
- HIP 841835.54
- HIP 1002615.59
- HIP 929695.62
- AlrakisMu Draco5.63
- HIP 852905.65
- HIP 906475.65
- HIP 803095.67
- 48 Draco5.67
- HIP 1003575.69
- HIP 849505.69
- 68 Draco5.70
- 71 Draco5.71
- HIP 597465.72
- HIP 752605.72
- HIP 711115.74
- HIP 759745.74
- 41 Draco5.74
- HIP 913155.74
- 76 Draco5.75
- HIP 803755.75
- Alruba5.75
- HIP 763765.77
- HIP 777385.81
- Dziban BPsi 1 Draco5.81
- HIP 928225.84
- HIP 667985.85
- HIP 765095.85
- HIP 773705.85
- HIP 862195.87
- HIP 756965.90
- HIP 971225.90
- HIP 1000175.91
- HIP 735075.91
- HIP 921335.91
- HIP 950385.91
- HIP 809915.92
- HIP 785425.93
- HIP 772725.94
- 74 Draco5.96
- 37 Draco5.96
- HIP 763115.97
- HIP 890475.97
- HIP 752565.99
- HIP 633406.00
- HIP 865616.00
- HIP 915256.00
A symbolic commemorative gift: neither the signature nor the chosen name implies ownership of the star or recognition by the IAU.