Celestial Atlas
Dorado <—     Draco: The Dragon     —> Equuleus
(possessive form Draconis, abbreviation Dra)
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Constellations Bordering Draco
(tba)

Draco is one of the 48 ancient constellations recorded by Ptolemy.

Illustrations of Draco
From Bayer's 1603 Uranometria
(Image Credit and © Tartu Observatory Virtual Museum; used by permission)
Portion of Bayer's Uranometria showing the region near Draco

From Bode's 1801 Uranographia
(Image Credit and © Tartu Observatory Virtual Museum; used by permission)
Portion of Bode's Uranographia showing the region near Draco

Map of Draco
Modified version of Wikimedia Commons map by Torsten Bronger


Stars in Draco

     Stars which 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


Celestial Atlas
Dorado <—     Draco: The Dragon     —> Equuleus