Nu Draconis (also known as 𝜈 Dra, 𝜈 Draconis, where 𝜈 is the Greek letter nu, or traditionally as Kuma / ˈ k juː m ə /) is a double star in the constellation Draco. The respective components are designated 𝜈 1 Draconis and 𝜈 2 Draconis.

Jun 5, 2021 · Another double star bright enough with good separation is Nu Draconis in Draco. The individual stars, called ν 1 Draconis and ν 2 Draconis, are close in brightness and color. On his website, Jim Kaler provides a nice mental image of the proximity of the stars to each other.

Apr 2, 2025 · Kuma (Nu Draconis) is a blue star in the constellation of Draco. It can be seen in the northern hemisphere night sky. Kuma distance from Earth is 98.66 light years away.

Sep 3, 2010 · What makes Nu Draconis memorable is that it consists of two white stars of equal brightness (magnitude 4.9), with a relatively wide separation that is easily resolved in binoculars.

Nu Draconis is a binary star composed of ν1 Draconis and ν2 Draconis, two similar white A-type stars separated by 62 arc seconds. The first component is a hydrogen fusing dwarf of the spectral type A6 and the second component is an A4 class dwarf and has a dimmer, low mass companion that completes an orbit every 38.6 days.

KUMA (Nu Draconis). The faintest star that makes the skewed box of Draco's (the Dragon's) head is one of the favorite, and most-easily seen, double stars of the northern sky. Even steadily-held binoculars will split it into two nearly identical white stars, the …

Nu Draconis is a similar binary star with two white components, 100 light-years from Earth. Both components are of magnitude 4.9 and can be distinguished in a small amateur telescope or a pair of binoculars.

Aug 1, 2024 · Nu (n) Draconis is another wide double star that can be split through all binoculars. Nu is the faintest of the four stars in the Dragon's "head." This location led to its nickname, the Eyes of the Dragon. Nu is composed of two nearly identical 5th magnitude type-A …

Draco is home to several deep-sky objects of interest to astronomers: A well-known planetary nebula featuring intricate, concentric rings of gas. One of the most studied planetary nebulae due to its complex structure. Distance: Approximately 3,300 light-years. A galaxy cluster that has been instrumental in gravitational lensing studies.

Oct 7, 2023 · nu draconis - posted in General Observing and Astronomy: I had an interesting experience last night observing The double star nu draconis. The sky was transparent and unsteady. I was using an 8 inch SCT. The stars are near nearly equal in their categorization and description as being white in color.