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Nu-2

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Nu-2 Draconis forms, together with its twin Nu-1, one of the most famous double stars of the northern sky, separable even with decent binoculars within the body of the Dragon. It lies 99 light-years away and is itself a spectroscopic binary on a 38-day orbit, with two chemically peculiar Am stars. Arab astronomers counted it among the Mother Camels. The visual pair is not gravitationally bound: they travel together because they share an origin.

Constellation
Draco
Apparent magnitude
4.86
Distance
99.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000)
RA 263.067° · Dec 55.173°
Catalogue
HIP 85829 · HD 159560

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