Draco is one of the 48 ancient constellations recorded by Ptolemy.
Historical Maps of Draco
From Bayer's 1603 Uranometria (Image Credit and © Tartu Observatory Virtual Museum; used by permission)
From Bode's 1801 Uranographia (Image Credit and © Tartu Observatory Virtual Museum; used by permission)
Modern Map of Draco
Modified version of Wikimedia Commons map by Torsten Bronger
Constellations Bordering Draco
(to be added during the next iteration of this page)
Stars in Draco
Stars that have common names often have multiple names, so the common names shown (if any) cannot be considered authoritative. Right ascension and declination are given in 2000.0 coordinates.
α Dra (Thuban)
β Dra
γ Dra (Eltanin = Etamin)
δ Dra
ε Dra
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