List of stars in Draco
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This is the list of notable star
Star
A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth...

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Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....

 Draco
Draco (constellation)
Draco is a constellation in the far northern sky. Its name is Latin for dragon. Draco is circumpolar for many observers in the northern hemisphere...

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Name B
Bayer designation
A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name...

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Flamsteed designation
Flamsteed designations for stars are similar to Bayer designations, except that they use numbers instead of Greek letters. Each star is assigned a number and the Latin genitive of the constellation it lies in...

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Henry Draper Catalogue
The Henry Draper Catalogue is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension , published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the...

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Right ascension
Right ascension is the astronomical term for one of the two coordinates of a point on the celestial sphere when using the equatorial coordinate system. The other coordinate is the declination.-Explanation:...

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Declination
In astronomy, declination is one of the two coordinates of the equatorial coordinate system, the other being either right ascension or hour angle. Declination in astronomy is comparable to geographic latitude, but projected onto the celestial sphere. Declination is measured in degrees north and...

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Apparent magnitude
The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...

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mag.
Absolute magnitude
Absolute magnitude is the measure of a celestial object's intrinsic brightness. it is also the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light years away from Earth...

Dist. (ly) Sp. class
Stellar classification
In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...

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γ Dra  γ 33 164058 87833 2.24 −1.04 148 K5III Eltanin, Etamin, Rastaban, Rastaben
η Dra
Eta Draconis
Eta Draconis is a star in the constellation Draco. Eta Draconis has apparent magnitude +2.73 and is a yellow giant variable star belonging to spectral class G8III. The luminosity of Eta Draconis is neary 50 times that of the Sun...

 
η 14 148387 80331 2.73 0.58 88 G8III Aldibain, Booboo
β Dra
Beta Draconis
Beta Draconis is the third brightest star in the constellation of Draco. It has the traditional name Rastaban, which has also been used for Gamma Draconis....

 
β 23 159181 85670 2.79 −2.43 361 G2II Rastaban, Rastaben, Alwaid, Asuia
δ Dra
Delta Draconis
Delta Draconis is a yellow star in the constellation Draco. It has the traditional names Aldib, Altais and Nodus Secundus....

 
δ 57 180711 94376 3.07 0.63 100 G9III Altais, Nodus Secundus, Nodus II, Aldib
ζ Dra
Zeta Draconis
Zeta Draconis is a star in the constellation Draco. It shares the Arabic name Al dhi'bah with several other stars in the constellation, and, together with Eta Draconis, it also shares the name Al dhibain...

 
ζ 22 155763 83895 3.17 −1.92 340 B6III Aldhibah, Eldsib, Nod, Nodus I
ι Dra
Iota Draconis
Iota Draconis is an orange giant star located away in the constellation Draco. A visually unremarkable star of apparent magnitude 3.31, it has recently been discovered to have a planet.-Name:...

 
ι 12 137759 75458 3.29 0.81 102 K2III Edasich, Eldsich, Ed Asich, Al Dhiba, Al Dhihi; has a planet
Extrasolar planet
An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars...

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Iota Draconis b
Iota Draconis b was discovered in 2002 during a radial velocity study of K-class giant stars and was the first planet discovered orbiting a giant star. It is in an eccentric orbit, which aided its detection as giant stars have pulsations which can mimic the presence of a planet.-External links:**...

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χ Dra
Chi Draconis
Chi Draconis is a star system in the constellation Draco.The first companion is a yellow-white fourth-magnitude star with a mass approximately equal to that of the sun, but it is nearly twice as luminous. The second companion is an orange sixth-magnitude star, that is less massive and of lesser...

 
χ 44 170153 89937 3.55 4.02 26 F7Vvar Batentaban Borealis, Batn al Thuban
Thuban
Thuban
Thuban also known by its Bayer designation Alpha Draconis is a star in the constellation of Draco. A relatively inconspicuous star in the night sky of the Northern Hemisphere, it is historically significant as having been the north pole star in ancient times...

 
α 11 123299 68756 3.67 −1.21 309 A0III SB Adib, Dragon’s Tail
ξ Dra
Xi Draconis
Xi Draconis is a star in the constellation Draco. It has the traditional name Grumium or Genam.This star, along with β Dra , γ Dra , μ Dra and ν Dra were Al ʽAwāïd, "the Mother Camels", which was later known as the Quinque Dromedarii.In Chinese, , meaning Celestial Flail, refers to an asterism...

 
ξ 32 163588 87585 3.73 1.06 111 K2III Grumium, Genam, Nodus Primus, Nodus I
λ Dra
Lambda Draconis
Lambda Draconis is a star in the constellation Draco. It has the traditional names Gianfar, Giansar, Juza, Giausar or Giauzar....

 
λ 1 100029 56211 3.82 −1.23 334 M0IIIvar Giausar, Giauzar, Gianfar, Giansar, Gaiusar, Juza
ε Dra
Epsilon Draconis
Epsilon Draconis is a fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Draco. It has the traditional name Tyl. This star along with Delta Draconis , Pi Draconis and Rho Draconis forms an asterism known as Al Tāis, meaning "the Goat".In Chinese astronomy, , meaning the Celestial Kitchen, refers to an...

 
ε 63 188119 97433 3.84 0.59 146 G8III Tyl; binary star
Binary star
A binary star is a star system consisting of two stars orbiting around their common center of mass. The brighter star is called the primary and the other is its companion star, comes, or secondary...

κ Dra
Kappa Draconis
Kappa Draconis is a blue giant star located in the constellation Draco. At an apparent magnitude of 3.88, it is barely visible to the naked eye when artificial lighting from cities is present. Nevertheless, it is a powerful star, approximately five time as massive as the Sun...

 
κ 5 109387 61281 3.85 −2.07 498 B6IIIp Shǎowèi (少尉); γ Cas variable
θ Dra
Theta Draconis
Theta Draconis is a fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Draco.-Chinese name:In Chinese, , meaning Left Wall of Purple Forbidden Enclosure, refers to an asterism consisting of θ Draconis, ι Draconis, η Draconis, ζ Draconis, υ Draconis, 73 Draconis, γ Cephei and 23 Cassiopeiae...

 
θ 13 144284 78527 4.01 2.41 68 F8IV-V Shǎngzǎi (上宰)
φ Dra
Phi Draconis
Phi Draconis is a fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Draco. It has the Flamsteed designation 43 Draconis....

 
φ 43 170000 89908 4.22 −0.52 289 A0p (Si) Batentaban Australis, Batn al Thuban, Zhùshǐ (柱史); α2 CVn variable
Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable
An Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable is a type of variable star. These stars are chemically peculiar main sequence stars of spectral class B8p to A7p. They have strong magnetic fields and strong silicon, strontium, or chromium spectral lines...

81817 47193 4.28 −3.31 1076 K3III
τ Dra  τ 60 181984 94648 4.45 1.14 150 K3III
ρ Dra  ρ 67 190940 98702 4.51 −0.97 406 K3III
ψ Dra A
Psi Draconis
Psi Draconis is a star in the constellation Draco. It also has the traditional name Dziban, from the Arabic Adh-Dhi'ban, meaning "The two wolves" or "The two jackals"...

 
ψ 31 162003 86614 4.57 2.85 72 F5IV-V Dziban, Dsiban; binary star
CU Dra  i 10 121130 67627 4.58 −0.82 391 M3III variable
π Dra  π 58 182564 95081 4.60 0.41 225 A2IIIs
ο Dra
Omicron Draconis
Omicron Draconis is a supergiant star in the constellation Draco located 322.93 light years from the Earth. It has a radius of 30 solar radii, and a luminosity of 269 suns...

 
ο 47 175306 92512 4.63 −0.34 322 K0II-III SB RS CVn variable
RS Canum Venaticorum variable
RS Canum Venaticorum variables are a type of variable star. They are close binary stars having active chromospheres which can cause large stellar spots. These spots are believed to cause variations in their observed luminosity...

σ Dra
Sigma Draconis
Sigma Draconis is a 4.7 magnitude star located at a distance of 18.8 light-years in the constellation Draco. Its traditional name is Alsafi.-Name:...

 
σ 61 185144 96100 4.67 5.87 19 K0V Alsafi, Athafi; nearby
ω Dra  ω 28 160922 86201 4.77 2.92 76 F5V
45 Dra  d 45 171635 90905 4.77 −4.96 2885 F7Ib
42 Dra
42 Draconis
42 Draconis is a 5th magnitude K-type giant star located approximately 317 light years away in the constellation of Draco. The star has mass similar to our Sun but its radius is 22 times greater. It is a metal-poor star with metallicity as low as 35% that of our Sun and its age is 9.49 billion years...

 
42 170693 90344 4.82 −0.12 317 K2III has a planet (b
42 Draconis b
42 Draconis b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 317 light years away in the constellation of Draco, orbiting the 5th magnitude K-type giant star 42 Draconis. It takes 479 days to orbit the star in a 38% eccentricity...

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υ Dra  υ 52 176524 92782 4.82 −0.30 344 K0III
18 Dra  g 18 151101 81660 4.84 −1.76 681 K1p
151613 82020 4.84 2.70 87 F2V spectroscopic binary
91190 51808 4.86 0.38 257 K0III
ν2 Dra
Nu Draconis
Nu Draconis is a double star in the constellation Draco. The respective components are designated ν1 Draconis and ν2 Draconis...

 
ν2 25 159560 85829 4.86 2.43 100 Am Kuma; component of the ν Dra system
19 Dra  h 19 153597 82860 4.88 3.99 49 F6Vvar
ν1 Dra
Nu Draconis
Nu Draconis is a double star in the constellation Draco. The respective components are designated ν1 Draconis and ν2 Draconis...

 
ν1 24 159541 85819 4.89 2.48 99 Am... Kuma; component of the ν Dra system
μ Dra A
Mu Draconis
Mu Draconis is a binary star with a combined magnitude of 4.92m located approximately 85 light years from the Solar System, near the head of the constellation Draco. The component stars are nearly identical yellow-white stars in a tight orbit...

 
μ 21 154905 83608 4.91 2.76 88 F5 Arrakis, Errakis, Al Rakis; double star
175535 92689 4.92 −0.15 337 G8III
15 Dra  A 15 149212 80650 4.94 −0.95 491 A0III
6 Dra  6 109551 61384 4.95 −1.17 546 K2III
CL Dra  143466 78180 4.96 2.31 110 F0IV δ Sct variable
Delta Scuti variable
A Delta Scuti variable is a variable star which exhibits variations in its luminosity due to both radial and non-radial pulsations of the star's surface. Typical brightness fluctuations are from 0.003 to 0.9 magnitudes in V over a period of a few hours, although the amplitude and period of the...

39 Dra  b 39 170073 90156 4.98 1.17 188 A3V
36 Dra  36 168151 89348 4.99 3.14 77 F5V
54 Dra  54 180610 94490 5.00 1.52 162 K2III
CQ Dra  4 108907 60998 5.01 −1.25 581 M3IIIa cataclysmic variable
30 Dra  30 162579 87212 5.02 0.90 217 A2V
35 Dra  35 163989 87234 5.02 2.49 105 F6IV-Vs
169305 89981 5.02 −1.80 755 M2III
46 Dra  c 46 173524 91755 5.03 −0.21 364 B9.5p...
17 Dra  17 150117 81292 5.07 −0.36 397 B9V
27 Dra  f 27 159966 85805 5.07 0.95 217 K0III
59 Dra  59 180777 94083 5.11 2.93 89 A9V
53 Dra  53 180006 94302 5.13 0.03 341 G8III
AF Dra  73 196502 101260 5.18 −0.35 417 A0p... α2 CVn variable
2 Dra  2 100696 56583 5.19 0.84 242 K0III
141653 77277 5.19 0.59 272 A2IV
64 Dra  e 64 190544 98583 5.22 −0.97 564 M1III
8 Dra  8 112429 63076 5.23 2.93 94 A5n IR Dra; γ Doradus variable
Gamma Doradus variable
Gamma Doradus variables are variable stars which display variations in luminosity due to non-radial pulsations of their surface. The stars are typically young, early F or late A type main sequence stars, and typical brightness fluctuations are 0.1 magnitudes with periods on the order of one day...

26 Dra
26 Draconis
26 Draconis is a triple star system in the constellation Draco, located 46 light years from the Sun. Two of the system components, A and B, form a spectroscopic binary that completes an orbit every 76 years. The composite spectral classification of the AB pair is G0V, which decomposes to individual...

 
26 160269 86036 5.23 4.49 46 G0V
174980 92056 5.25 0.19 335 K0II-III
148293 80161 5.26 0.48 294 K2III
150449 81437 5.28 0.78 259 K1III
3 Dra  3 101673 57111 5.32 −1.15 643 K3III
199437 102599 5.36 −0.09 401 K1III
9 Dra  9 113092 63432 5.37 −0.87 577 K2III
147232 79804 5.37 −1.15 657 M4IIIa
50 Dra  50 175286 92112 5.37 0.52 304 A1Vn
171779 91013 5.38 −1.56 795 K0III
75 Dra  75 196787 100965 5.38 −0.35 456 G9III
LV Dra 177003 93299 5.39 −1.02 623 B2.5IV α2 CVn variable
51 Dra  51 178207 93713 5.40 0.25 349 A0Vn
66 Dra  66 191277 98962 5.40 1.77 174 K3III
7 Dra  7 111335 62423 5.43 −1.46 778 K5III
34 Dra  34 164613 87728 5.43 −1.30 723 F2.5II-III
145454 78893 5.44 0.82 273 A0Vn
107193 60044 5.47 0.73 289 A1V
131507 72664 5.48 −0.18 442 K4III
175225 92549 5.51 3.43 85 G9IVa
49 Dra  49 177249 93340 5.51 −0.40 495 G5IIbCN...
16 Dra  16 150100 81290 5.53 0.09 400 B9.5Vn
156295 84183 5.54 2.44 136 F0IV
AC Dra  194258 100261 5.59 −1.01 681 M5III variable
176598 92969 5.62 0.70 314 G8III
158460 85290 5.65 0.56 340 A1Vn
172340 90647 5.65 −0.17 475 K4III
148374 80309 5.67 0.16 412 G8III
48 Dra  48 176408 92997 5.67 0.95 286 K1III
157681 84950 5.69 −0.60 591 K5III
194298 100357 5.69 −1.07 733 K5III
68 Dra  68 192455 99500 5.70 2.26 159 F5V
DE Dra  71 193964 100221 5.71 0.39 378 B9V spectroscopic binary
106574 59746 5.72 −0.06 468 K2III
137443 75260 5.72 0.39 380 K4III
128000 71111 5.74 −0.63 612 K5III
138852 75974 5.74 0.79 318 K0III-IV
41 Dra  41 166866 88136 5.74 2.12 173 K2Vvar spectroscopic binary
172728 91315 5.74 0.16 426 A0V
DQ Dra 148330 80375 5.75 0.50 366 A2svar... α2 CVn variable
161693 86782 5.75 0.24 413 A2V
76 Dra  76 199095 102208 5.75 0.55 358 A0V
139493 76376 5.77 1.38 246 A2V
μ Dra B
Mu Draconis
Mu Draconis is a binary star with a combined magnitude of 4.92m located approximately 85 light years from the Solar System, near the head of the constellation Draco. The component stars are nearly identical yellow-white stars in a tight orbit...

 
μ 21 154906 5.80 component of the μ Dra system
142531 77738 5.81 0.60 359 G8III:
ψ Dra B
Psi Draconis
Psi Draconis is a star in the constellation Draco. It also has the traditional name Dziban, from the Arabic Adh-Dhi'ban, meaning "The two wolves" or "The two jackals"...

 
ψ 31 162004 86620 5.81 4.07 73 G0V component of the ψ Dra system
175824 92822 5.84 2.22 173 F3III
119476 66798 5.85 1.69 221 A2V
139778 76509 5.85 0.66 355 K1III:
141675 77370 5.85 1.34 260 A3m
161178 86219 5.87 0.91 321 G9III
138265 75696 5.90 −0.41 595 K5III
187340 97122 5.90 0.24 442 A2III
133388 73507 5.91 0.91 327 A4V
CX Dra 174237 92133 5.91 −3.21 2173 B2.5V γ Cas variable; Be star
Be star
A Be star is a B-type star with prominent emission lines of hydrogen in its spectrum. The designation is combined by the spectral class, B, and the lowercase e denoting emission in the spectral classification system. Line emission from other atomic ions might be present as well, but is typically...

182190 95038 5.91 −1.25 881 M1III
193664 100017 5.91 4.69 57 G3V
149650 80991 5.92 0.86 335 A2V
144204 78542 5.93 −1.07 819 K5III
141472 77272 5.94 −1.58 1042 K3III
37 Dra  37 168653 89448 5.96 1.26 284 K1III:
74 Dra  74 196925 101082 5.96 1.96 205 K0III+...
HD 139357
HD 139357
HD 139357 is a 6th magnitude K-type giant star located approximately 396 light years away in the constellation of Draco. Its mass is four thirds that of our Sun but its radius is 11.47 times larger...

 
139357 76311 5.97 0.55 396 K4III: has a planet (b
HD 139357 b
HD 139357 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 396 light years away in the constellation of Draco, orbiting the 6th magnitude K-type giant star HD 139357. It has a minimum mass very massive, at nearly 10 times that of Jupiter, but its radius is unknown...

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167042 89047 5.97 2.48 163 K1III
137389 75256 5.99 0.24 461 A0sp...
113049 63340 6.00 0.17 477 K0III
161193 86561 6.00 0.96 332 K0III:
172883 91525 6.00 −0.19 563 A0p...
113337 63584 6.01 3.14 122 F6V
173949 91915 6.02 0.78 364 G7IV
153956 83138 6.04 1.24 297 K1III:
184102 95167 6.06 1.18 309 A3V
184958 95978 6.06 −0.35 623 K2
172569 91196 6.07 1.79 234 F0V
83727 48017 6.09 0.56 416 F0V:
163929 87744 6.09 2.34 184 F0IV
127821 70952 6.10 3.59 103 F4IV
173398 91606 6.10 0.75 383 K0III
154633 83359 6.11 0.89 360 G5V
40 Dra  40 166865 88127 6.11 2.58 166 K2Vvar spectroscopic binary
174481 92269 6.12 2.37 183 A7III
159870 85923 6.15 −0.67 755 A5V+...
189900 98308 6.15 0.55 430 A3V
154391 83289 6.16 0.99 353 K1III
172864 90182 6.16 0.03 548 A2V
150429 81358 6.17 0.30 487 K5
94860 53761 6.18 0.03 553 G9III
151199 81840 6.18 1.39 295 A2p...
173664 91843 6.18 −1.65 1199 A2IV
144542 78632 6.19 −0.97 883 M1III
197508 101044 6.19 1.54 277 A4m
80930 46410 6.20 0.39 474 A5Vs
115612 64774 6.20 0.46 458 B9.5V
69 Dra  69 190960 98401 6.20 0.17 525 M3III
146603 79414 6.21 0.34 486 G8III
159330 85692 6.22 −1.53 1156 K2III
UX Dra  183556 95154 6.22 −2.56 1863 C5II carbon star
Carbon star
A carbon star is a late-type star similar to a red giant whose atmosphere contains more carbon than oxygen; the two elements combine in the upper layers of the star, forming carbon monoxide, which consumes all the oxygen in the atmosphere, leaving carbon atoms free to form other carbon compounds,...

; variable
196142 101134 6.23 −0.37 682 K4III:
DL Dra  129798 71876 6.24 3.09 139 F2V δ Sct variable
175823 92731 6.24 −0.19 631 K5III:
191174 98872 6.24 1.77 256 A2II-III
83550 47884 6.25 −1.21 1012 K2III
164428 87293 6.25 −0.93 891 K5
ER Dra 127929 71040 6.26 0.73 416 F0III δ Sct variable
173920 91985 6.26 −1.10 967 G5III
55 Dra  55 179933 94140 6.26 1.29 321 A0V
150010 80920 6.27 0.63 438 K2III
65 Dra  65 190713 98658 6.27 1.21 335 G7III:
174205 91811 6.28 −0.08 610 K2
DK Dra  106677 59796 6.29 0.59 450 K0III +K0III RS CVn variable
154099 82880 6.29 1.35 317 F0V
155711 84021 6.30 0.73 424 B9V
169028 89835 6.30 0.80 410 K1III:
184936 96164 6.30 −1.54 1203 K4III
108150 60589 6.31 0.31 516 G8III
143187 78017 6.31 0.54 465 A0V
148880 80710 6.31 0.91 391 G9III
166207 88732 6.31 0.94 386 K0III
138524 75822 6.32 −0.28 681 K5
VW Dra  156947 84496 6.32 0.47 482 K1.5IIIb semiregular variable
176707 93197 6.32 0.71 432 G8III
190252 98333 6.32 0.76 421 G8III
191372 98890 6.32 −1.35 1116 M3IIIa
108399 60699 6.33 0.95 389 G8III:
145674 79125 6.33 0.88 401 A1V
160933 86184 6.33 3.19 139 F9V
176795 92717 6.33 −0.82 876 A1V
105678 59291 6.34 2.05 235 F6IV
122909 68537 6.34 0.05 592 K5
CN Dra  187764 97326 6.34 0.31 525 F0III δ Sct variable
169885 90146 6.35 1.26 340 A3m
177483 93466 6.35 −0.12 642 G8III:...
183611 95576 6.38 −0.22 682 K5III
82685 47260 6.39 2.18 227 F2V+...
121146 67589 6.39 1.50 310 K2IV
147662 79867 6.39 0.09 594 K0
164780 87670 6.39 0.56 479 K0
169221 89943 6.39 −0.17 668 K1III
20 Dra  20 153697 82898 6.40 2.27 219 F1V
175938 92040 6.40 1.67 288 A8V
154319 83114 6.41 1.71 284 K0
145694 79164 6.43 0.79 438 K0
170811 90476 6.43 1.18 365 K0IV
112826 63297 6.44 −0.59 832 K0
137928 75587 6.44 1.21 363 A2IV
158633 85235 6.44 5.90 42 K0V
138338 75788 6.45 1.64 299 A3m
140117 76651 6.45 0.78 443 K1III
149198 80682 6.45 −0.18 689 M0
178208 93733 6.45 0.19 583 K3III
82327 47119 6.46 0.78 447 B9V
128332 71251 6.46 4.15 95 F7V
155328 83857 6.46 −0.17 689 A1V
158259 85268 6.46 4.29 89 G0
176560 93068 6.47 1.14 380 A2V
185394 96297 6.47 0.38 539 K2
91075 51883 6.48 0.89 428 G4III:
100858 56716 6.49 −2.09 1698 K5
158485 85317 6.49 1.30 356 A4V
186340 96771 6.49 1.09 391 A5V
167387 89104 6.50 0.76 459 A1Vnn
176668 93053 6.50 1.65 305 G5IV comp
184146 94604 6.50 0.61 492 A3V
17 Dra  17 150118 6.53
29 Dra  29 160538 85852 6.61 1.54 337 K0III
RY Dra  112559 63152 6.63 −1.81 1590 C7I carbon star; variable, Vmax = 6.5m, Vmin = 8.0m, P = 172 d
38 Dra  38 169027 89594 6.79 0.28 655 A0
205 Dra  205 174343 92204 7.19 0.28 787 F5
BY Dra
BY Draconis
BY Draconis is a multi-star system in the constellation Draco. It consists of at least three components. Components A and B form a close binary star system with a short orbital period of only 5.98 days. These may be pre-main sequence objects that are still in the process of collapsing. Their...

 
234677 91009 8.07 5.66 54 K6Ve prototype of the BY Dra variables
BY Draconis variable
BY Draconis variables are main sequence variable stars of late spectral types, usually K or M. The name comes from the archetype for this category of variable star system, BY Draconis. They exhibit variations in their luminosity due to rotation of the star coupled with star spots, and other...

R Dra  149880 81014 8.67 −1.42 1042 M6e Mira variable
Mira variable
Mira variables , named after the star Mira, are a class of pulsating variable stars characterized by very red colors, pulsation periods longer than 100 days, and light amplitudes greater than one magnitude in infrared and 2.5 magnitude in visual...

; Vmax = 6.7m, Vmin = 13.2m, P = 245.5 d
HD 109246  109246 61177 8.77 4.69 214 G0V has a planet (b)
HD 184146
Struve 2398
Struve 2398 is a binary star system in the constellation Draco. Both stars are red dwarfs and both display variability common to flare stars...

 
184146 91768 8.94 11.20 11.5 M3V component of Struve 2398, 15th nearest star system; flare star
Flare star
A flare star is a variable star that can undergo unpredictable dramatic increases in brightness for a few minutes. It is believed that the flares on flare stars are analogous to solar flares in that they are due to magnetic reconnection in the atmospheres of the stars. The brightness increase is...

HD 173740
Struve 2398
Struve 2398 is a binary star system in the constellation Draco. Both stars are red dwarfs and both display variability common to flare stars...

 
173740 91772 9.70 11.96 11.5 M3.5V component of Struve 2398; flare star
WASP-51/HAT-P-30  10.42 629 F has a transiting planet (b)
Kepler-10
Kepler-10
Kepler-10, formerly known as KOI-72, is a sunlike star in constellation Draco that lies 173 parsecs away from the Earth. Kepler-10 was targeted by NASA's Kepler spacecraft, as it was seen the first star identified by the Kepler mission as a possible host to a small, transiting exoplanet...

 
10.96 4.77 564 G has two transiting planets (b
Kepler-10b
Kepler-10b is the first confirmed terrestrial planet to have been discovered outside the Solar System. Discovered after several months of data collection during the course of the NASA-directed Kepler Mission, which aims to discover Earth-like planets crossing in front of their host stars, the...

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GSC 03549-02811
GSC 03549-02811
GSC 03549-02811 A is a yellow main-sequence star similar to our Sun. This star is located approximately 718 light-years away in the constellation of Draco. The apparent magnitude of this star is 11.41, which means it is not visible to the naked eye but can be seen with a medium-sized amateur...

 
11.41 4.70 718 G0V has the transiting planet TrES-2
TrES-2
TrES-2b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star GSC 03549-02811 located 718 light years away from our solar system. The planet has been identified in 2011 as the darkest known exoplanet, reflecting less than 1% of any light that hits it. The planet's mass and radius indicate that it is a gas...

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Kepler-4
Kepler-4
Kepler-4 is a sunlike star located about 1631 light-years away in the constellation Draco. It is in the field of view of the Kepler Mission, a NASA operation purposed with finding Earth-like planets. Kepler-4b, a Neptune-sized planet that orbits extremely close to its star, was discovered in its...

 
12.7 4.2 1631 G0 has a transiting planet (b
Kepler-4b
Kepler-4b, initially known as KOI 7.01, is an extrasolar planet first detected as a transit by the Kepler spacecraft. Its radius and mass are similar to that of Neptune; however, due to its proximity to its host star, it is substantially hotter than any planet in the Solar System. The planet's...

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