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".

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 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]

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.

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.

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, 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.

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 (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.

Aug 10, 2024 · Eltanin, the brightest star of Draco, the dragon, is high in the north-northeast at nightfall. The moderately bright star stands well to the left of brilliant Vega, one of the brightest stars in summer’s night skies.