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Gamma Draconis

star in the northern constellation of Draco
Place star Q14246

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
star, infrared source, double star, navigational star, near-infrared source, ultraviolet source[2][3][4][5][6]
Absolute magnitude
-1.031
Apparent magnitude
-1.35 (-1.35–5.63, n=8)
Catalog code
SAO 30653, 2MASS J17563637+5129197, HD 164058, HIP 87833, HR 6705, IRAS 17554+5129, γ Dra, ADS 10923 A, BD+51 2282, CCDM J17566+5129A, FK5 676, GC 24432, GCRV 10394, HIC 87833, IRC +50274, JP11 2911, N30 3992, PLX 4107, PLX 4107.00, PMC 90-93 482, PPM 36267, RAFGL 2039, ROT 2516, TD1 21351, TYC 3523-1684-1, UBV 15288, uvby98 100164058, WDS J17566+5129A, WEB 14827, 33 Dra, TIC 329269366, AG+51 1174, UBV M 22521[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Constellation
Draco[7]
Declination
+51.488895618
Declination component of proper motion
-24 (-32–-22.8, n=5)
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
Effective temperature
4.1k (3.9k–4.3k, n=16)
Epoch
J2000.0
Mass
+1.72
Metallicity
-0.51 (-0.51–0.33, n=10)
Parallax
0.04 (0.04–23.3, n=4)
Radial velocity
-26.4 (-28.2–-25.5, n=10)
Right ascension
+269.151541179
Right ascension component of proper motion
-11 (-27–-8.48, n=5)
Spectral class
K5III, K5[8][9]
Stellar rotational velocity
17 (6–17, n=3)
Surface gravity
27.5 (10–58, n=12)
🏷️ Also known as
en Etamin en Gamma Draconis en Eltanin ar غاما التنين cs Etamin el Ελτανίν fa گاما اژدها he γ בדרקון he אלטנין hi गामा ड्रेकोनिस तारा it Gamma Draconis it Etamin ja エルタニン ko 에타민 ko 엘타닌 ko 용자리 감마 pl Etamin pl gamma Draconis ru Этамин uk Гамма Дракона
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Draco constellation map.png ↗
De Agostini ID
Etamin
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Gamma-Draconis
Freebase ID
/m/057ssx
SIMBAD ID
* gam Dra

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Constellation 1
Draco
Epoch 1
J2000.0
Instance of 1
star
Named after 1
USNS Eltanin
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Summary

Gamma Draconis is a star[1].

Body

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gamma Draconis include USNS Eltanin[25], an icebreaker[26].

Why It Matters

Entities named for it include USNS Eltanin[25], an icebreaker[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . A standard stellar spectral sequence in the red/near-infrared - Classes K5 to M9. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . VizieR Online Data Catalog: Henry Draper Catalogue and Extension, published in Ann. Harvard Obs. 91-100 (1918-1925). wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · JAnDbot bot · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Right ascension component of proper motion → {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-8.48'}, {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-8.52'}, {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-12'} +2
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'ast', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', '
    Metallicity → {'amount': '-0.12'}, {'amount': '+0.33'}, {'amount': '+0.12'} +7
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Commons category: Gamma Draconis, Import Commons category"
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