Eltanin

Draco · γ Dra · HR 6705

HIP87833
Visual magnitude2.24
Right ascension (J2000)269.152°
Declination (J2000)51.4889°
WDS J17566+5129
IAU adoption2016/08/21

Name origin

From the ind-A name al-nath, "the Butting (with the horns)," an alternative name for the 1st lunar mansion al-sharatan consisting of β and γ Ari. Some late Arabic authors also applied al-nath as a star name to a Ari. In recent times the name, as "Nath," was wrongly transferred to β Tau, and subsequently it was completed to "Elnath" (adding the Arabic definite article).

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