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Thuban is in the constellation Draco. Third star from the end of the tail of the dragon. About 5000 years ago it used to be the Polar star due to the slow wobble of the Earth as it rotates on its axis.

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What color is Thuban?

Thuban is a blue-white star located in the constellation of Draco.


How far is thuban from earth?

Thuban is a star located approximately 303 light years away from Earth in the constellation of Draco.


What is the temperature for Thuban the star?

The surface temperature of the star Thuban is 9800 K. Another name for the Thuban star is Alpha Draconis. It is thought to be located 310 light years from the constellation of Draco.


What are the 3 major stars in Draco?

The three major stars in the constellation Draco are Thuban, Eltanin, and Etamin. Thuban was once considered the North Star due to its proximity to the celestial pole.


What are the names of the stars in the constellation Draco?

The constellation Draco was named because it looks like a dragon. It is made up of dozens of stars including Thuban which is known as the dragon's tail.


Are there any major stars in the Draco constellation?

Draco is a constellation located in the northern sky. Thuban, also known as Alpha Draconis, was the brightest star in the constellation and served as the North Star around 2700 BC. Today, it is not considered a major star in terms of brightness.


What important stars are in the constellation Draco The Dragon?

Thuban, Rastaban, Etamin, Nodus Secundus, Tyl, Aldhibah, Ed Asich, Gianfar, Arrakis, Kuma, Grumium, Alsafi, and Dsiban.


What type of star is Thuban?

Thuban has a spectral class of A0. Similar to Vega in temperature and spectrum, but more powerful and more massive. Thuban is no longer a main sequence star, it has used up all the hydrogen in its core and is now fusing helium. That makes it a white giant star, being 250 times more powerful than our Sun. It's about 300 light years from us.


How many star in the Draco constellation?

The Draco constellation contains 18 stars that have known planets orbiting them. These stars vary in size, age, and distance from Earth. The most prominent star in Draco is Thuban, which was once the North Star due to the Earth's axial precession.


How far is thuban?

Thuban is a distance of 310 light years or 1,823 trillion miles, or 1,823,000,000,000,000 miles from Earth.


When was Thuban the pole star?

2700BC


What animal is Draco the constellation?

The word "Draco" is Latin for "Dragon" The constellation Draco was discovered by Claudius Ptolemaeus