γ Draconis (Latinised to Gamma Draconis) is the star's Bayer designation. It bore the traditional name Eltanin[13][23] derived from the Arabic التنين At-Tinnin 'The great serpent'. The name Rastaban was formerly used for Gamma Draconis, and the two terms share an Arabic root meaning "serpent" or "dragon".

The Eltanin impact is thought to be an asteroid impact in the eastern part of the South Pacific Ocean that occurred around the Pliocene - Pleistocene boundary approximately 2.51 ± 0.07 million years ago. [1]

Jul 18, 2020 · Eltanin, Gamma Draconis (γ Dra), is an orange giant star located at a distance of 154.3 light years from Earth in the constellation Draco. It is the brightest star in Draco.

The Eltanin Antenna is an object photographed on the sea floor by the Antarctic oceanographic research ship USNS Eltanin in 1964, while photographing the sea bottom west of Cape Horn.

Jul 5, 2023 · Eltanin is the Gamma star in its constellation Draco, and yet it is Draco’s brightest star. It outshines Rastaban (Beta Draconis) and also outshines Thuban (Alpha Draconis).

ELTANIN (Gamma Draconis). Because it was the pole star during a time of ancient Egypt, Thuban is the most famed star of Draco, the Dragon, and justly received Bayer's Alpha designation even though at bright fourth magnitude it is hardly the constellation's brightest star.

Draco has nine stars with known planets and contains one Messier object, M102 (NGC 5866). The brightest star in the constellation is Eltanin, Gamma Draconis. There is one meteor shower associated with the constellation; the Draconids. Draco contains 17 formally named stars.

Apr 2, 2025 · Eltanin, also known as Gamma Draconis (Bayer) is a giant star located in the constellation of Draco, The Dragon. Eltanin is a major star and forms part of the constellation. Based on the spectral type (K5III), Eltanin colour is orange to red, these are stars that are cooler than our own star.

Eltanin, also designated as γ Draconis (gamma Draconis), is a multiple giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Draco. Eltanin visual magnitude is 2.23, making it the 66th brightest star in the sky.

Eltanin (Gamma Draconis) is the brightest star in the constellation Draco. Its name comes from the Arabic for "the serpent" and stands for the whole constellation.