Rastaban

Draco · β Dra · HR 6536

HIP85670
Visual magnitude2.79
Right ascension (J2000)262.608°
Declination (J2000)52.3014°
WDS J17304+5218
IAU adoption2016/08/21

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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