The star's traditional name, Eltanin (or Etamin), comes from the Arabic At-Tinnin‎, which means “the great serpent.” Eltanin is pretty easy to find in the sky.

19 июл. 2017 г. · The name is derived from the Latin term draconem, meaning "huge serpent," and the constellation literally snakes its way through the northern ...

The brightest star of Draco is called Gamma Draconis or Etamin. But it also has a nickname. Some people call it the Zenith Star because it is directly above the ...

30 окт. 2024 г. · Draco, constellation in the northern sky at about 18 hours right ascension and 70° north in declination. Its brightest star is Eltanin.

The Latin genitive of the constellation name is "Draconis" (pronounced drəˈkoʊnɪs) and it is used to identify some of the brightest stars in this constellation ...

Draco is a constellation of the Northern Hemisphere. Draco, Latin for “dragon,” is a circumpolar constellation—that is, it lies near the north celestial pole ...

7 дек. 2018 г. · The star's name means “the hyenas” in Arabic and is also sometimes called Nodus III (the Third Knot), referring to a loop in Draco's tail.

Its traditional name is Arabic for “the dragon's head” (or “the serpent's head”).

The Egyptians saw Draco as a hippopotamus or crocodile, representing gods and goddesses who appeared in the forms of those animals. Draco. Johannes Hevelius' ...