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Draco

Published on Feb 24, 2017

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Draco

Nicholas Harasty, DeMichael Shultz
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History

  • Draco is know as the dragon constellation.
  • The name Draco comes from a Latin term know as "Draconem" which means huge serpent.
  • Draco represents Ladon the dragon that guarded Hesperides gardens which contained golden apples.
  • Draco was listed in the 48 constellations by 2nd century ptolemy and is in the current 88 constellations today.
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Description

  • The shape of draco is a dragon.
  • Near by space objects include the cats eye nebula. Which is a expanding sphere of hot gas ejected by a dying star.
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Stars within draco

  • Rastaban mag-2.79 color-yellow
  • Etamin mag-2.4 color-orange
  • Nodus Secundus mag-3.07 color-yellow/orange
  • Tyl mag-4.0 color-yellow
  • Aldhibah mag-3.17 color-blue
  • Eta Draconis mag-2.73 color-yellow/orange
  • Ed Asich mag-3.29 color-yellow/orange
  • Gianfar mag-3.82 color-red
  • Arrakis mag-4.92 color-yellow
  • Kuma mag-4.13 color-white
  • Grumium mag-3.73 color-orange
  • Alsafi mag-4.67 color-yellow/orange
  • Dsiban mag-4.57 color-yellow
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Location in the sky

  • Draco revolves around the north pole. Which means it can only be spotted in the Northern Hemisphere.
  • The easiest way to spot draco is to find the four stars that form the trapeziod. which is north from hercules.
  • Then the tail goes through the sky and ends between the big and little dipper.
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