Rastaban

Draco · Dra · β Dra · HR 6536 · HIP 85670 · magnitude 2.79

Applied with various spellings since medieval times, from the sci-A name ra's al-tinnin, "the Serpent's Head," for γ Dra. Transferred to β Dra in recent times (originally Ptolemy had γ Dra on the "head," and β more spec…

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 6536

HIP

85670

Bayer ID

β Dra

Visual magnitude

2.79

Right ascension (J2000)

262.608°

Declination (J2000)

52.3014°

IAU adoption

2016/08/21

Name origin

Applied with various spellings since medieval times, from the sci-A name ra's al-tinnin, "the Serpent's Head," for γ Dra. Transferred to β Dra in recent times (originally Ptolemy had γ Dra on the "head," and β more specifically on the "eye").

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