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| Abbreviation: Dra |
| English Name: The Dragon |
| Genitive: Draconis |
| Hemisphere: Northern Hemisphere |
| Location: Between the constellations of Cassiopeia and Pegasus. |
| Visible between latitudes: +90 and -40 degrees |
| Best season: Autumn |
| Seen in three seasons: Summer, Autumn & Winter |
| Best seen in: October/November (This constellation of Draco stays in the sky all the year.) |
| Seen between: August and December |
| Right Ascension (RA): 17 hour |
| Declination (DEC): +65 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 1083sq. degrees (8th) |
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Draco (The Dragon)
- The north pole of the ecliptic is in Draco.
o - Draco is circumpolar from northern latitudes, meaning that it never sets and can be seen at any time of year.
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Messier Objects in Draco
| M102 – also known as the Spindle Galaxy, is an edge-on lenticular galaxy located in the northern constellation Draco. |
Other objects in Draco
| Select Catalog | No of Objects |
| Barnard (B) | 0x object |
| Caldwell (C) | 2x objects |
| Collinder (Cr) | 0x object |
| New General Catalogue (NGC) | 300x objects |
| Index Catalogue (IC) | 54x objects |
| Sharpless (Sh2) | 0x object |
Features of Interest
- NGC 6543 – one of the deep-sky objects in Draco is the Cat’s Eye Nebula (NGC 6543), a planetary nebula approximately 3,000 light-years away
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Named Stars
- Draconis (Alpha Dra)
- more list of stars in Draco
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Planetarium / Constellation Map
| Live constellation visible from the UK :- Planetarium (Draco) | Best Seen in: October/November | Seen between: August and December |
IAU Sky Chart: Draco
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Constellations – Visible from the UK
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Parts visible from the UK
| Antlia | Columba | Eridanus | Fornax | Microscopium | ||
| Piscis Austrinus | Puppis | Pyxis | Sagittarius | Scorpius | ||
| Sculptor |
Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
…..– never seen from the UK
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