天龙座
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缩写 | Dra |
所有格 | Draconis |
象征物 | 龍 |
赤经 | 15 h |
赤纬 | +75° |
面积 | 1083平方度 位次:第8位 |
亮星数目 (星等 < 3) |
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最亮星 | 天龙座γ 天棓四(Etamin) (视星等 2.23) |
流星雨 |
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邻接 星座 |
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纬度变化位于 +90°和−15°之间可全见 最佳观测月份在7月 |
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天龍座 Draco(龍的拉丁文寫法)是北方的星座,北半球的觀星者可在天極附近看到它。它是八十八個現代星座之一,也是托勒密所定的四十八個星座之一。
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[编辑] 特徵
大約在西元前二千七百年,右樞(Thuban)(天龍座α)是古埃及人所見的北極星。因為歲差,它會於大約西元21,000年再次成為極星。
雖然右樞的巴耶命名為天龍座α,它郤不是天龍座最亮的星。它的目視星等為3.65,比起最亮的天棓四(Eltanin)(天龍座γ)的亮度2.23低一度。
天龍座有幾組值得留意的雙星。天棓二(Kuma)(ν Draconis)包含了兩顆亮度4.9的星,相距62角秒;用望遠鏡便可以分辨。
R Draconis and T Draconis are 芻蒿變星 R ranges between magnitudes 6.7 and 13 with a period of 245.5 days, and T ranges between magnitudes 7.2 and 13.5 with a period of 421.2 days.
σ Draconis is relatively close to Earth, only 18.8 light years away.
The north pole of the ecliptic lies within the constellation Draco. This point is very close to the galaxy NGC 6552 and within 10 arcminutes of the Cat's Eye Nebula - NGC 6543
[编辑] Notable deep sky objects
One of the deep-sky objects in Draco is the Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543), a planetary nebula that is said to look like a blue disc. There are several faint galaxies in Draco, one of which is the Lenticular Galaxy NGC 5866, sometimes considered to be Messier Object 102.
[编辑] Mythology
There are a number of myths behind the constellation Draco, due to its resemblance to a dragon [1].
In the most famous of the myths, Draco represents Ladon, the hundred-headed dragon that guarded the golden apples of the Hesperides. The eleventh of The Twelve Labours of Heracles was to steal the golden apples. Herakles killed Ladon with a poisoned arrow, allowing him to freely take the golden apples. According to the legend, Hera later placed the dragon in the sky as the constellation Draco. Due to its position and nearby constellations in the zodiac sign of Libra (i.e. Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, and Boötes), the group of constellations can be seen to tell the tale of the eleventh labour.
In another legend, Draco represents the dragon killed by Cadmus before founding the city of Boeotia. In a third legend, it represents the dragon that guarded the Golden Fleece and was killed by Jason.
In a somewhat Roman/Greek legend, the dragon pictured in the constellation of Draco was said to guard the polar star. By astronomical chance, the Dragon's Head and Dragon's Tail marks the positions of the lunar nodes, those points where the paths of the solar and lunar orbits intersect and where solar and lunar eclipses may occur. The Dragon's head refers to the ascending node, the Dragon's tail the descending node. In several cultures, an eclipse was attributed to the disappearance of the moon or sun as they were swallowed by a dragon. The fact that the stars of this circumpolar constellation never set plays an important part in its mythologies.
Very anciently, the stars of Ursa Minor were considered to represent the Dragon's wing.
[编辑] Table of leading stars
The following table lists all stars in Draco that have either a Bayer or Flamsteed designation, or are magnitude 4.5 or brighter.
Common name | Bayer designation | Flamsteed designation | Variable designation | Other designation | Right ascension (J2000) | Declination (J2000) | Magnitude |
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HR 3751 | 09h 37m 05.2s | +81° 19' 35" | 4.29 | ||||
Gianfar | λ Dra | 1 | 11h 31m 24.2s | +69° 19' 52" | 3.84 | ||
2 | 11h 36m 02.8s | +69° 19' 22" | 5.20 | ||||
3 | 11h 42m 28.4s | +66° 44' 42" | 5.30 | ||||
4 | CQ | 12h 30m 06.7s | +69° 12' 04" | 4.95v | |||
κ Dra | 5 | 12h 33m 29.0s | +69° 47' 18" | 3.87v | |||
6 | 12h 34m 44.0s | +70° 01' 19" | 4.94 | ||||
7 | 12h 47m 34.4s | +66° 47' 25" | 5.43 | ||||
8 | 12h 55m 28.5s | +65° 26' 19" | 5.24 | ||||
9 | 12h 59m 55.1s | +66° 35' 50" | 5.32 | ||||
i | 10 | CU | ADS 9039 | 13h 51m 25.9s | +64° 43' 24" | 4.65v | |
Thuban | α Dra | 11 | 14h 04m 23.3s | +64° 22' 33" | 3.65 | ||
Ed Asich | ι Dra | 12 | 15h 24m 55.8s | +58° 57' 58" | 3.29 | ||
θ Dra | 13 | 16h 01m 53.3s | +58° 33' 55" | 4.01 | |||
η Dra | 14 | ADS 10058 | 16h 23m 59.5s | +61° 30' 51" | 2.74 | ||
15 | 16h 27m 59.0s | +68° 46' 05" | 5.00 | ||||
16 | ADS 10129C | 16h 36m 11.5s | +52° 54' 01" | 5.53 | |||
17 | ADS 10129AB | 16h 36m 13.9s | +52° 55' 28" | 5.08 | |||
g | 18 | 16h 40m 55.1s | +64° 35' 21" | 4.83 | |||
h | 19 | 16h 56m 01.7s | +65° 08' 05" | 4.89 | |||
20 | ADS 10279 | 16h 56m 25.2s | +65° 02' 21" | 6.41 | |||
Arrakis | μ Dra | 21 | ADS 10345 | 17h 05m 19.8s | +54° 28' 13" | 4.92 | |
Aldhibah | ζ Dra | 22 | 17h 08m 47.2s | +65° 42' 53" | 3.17 | ||
Rastaban | β Dra | 23 | ADS 10611 | 17h 30m 26.0s | +52° 18' 05" | 2.79 | |
Kuma | ν¹ Dra | 24 | ADS 10628A | 17h 32m 10.6s | +55° 11' 03" | 4.88 | |
Kuma | ν² Dra | 25 | ADS 10628B | 17h 32m 16.0s | +55° 10' 23" | 4.87 | |
f | 27 | 17h 31m 57.9s | +68° 08' 06" | 5.05 | |||
26 | ADS 10660 | 17h 34m 59.5s | +61° 52' 30" | 5.23 | |||
ω Dra | 28 | 17h 36m 57.1s | +68° 45' 29" | 4.80 | |||
Dziban | ψ¹ Dra | 31 | ADS 10759 | 17h 41m 57.2s | +72° 09' 11" | 4.27 | |
30 | 17h 49m 04.3s | +50° 46' 52" | 5.02 | ||||
Grumium | ξ Dra | 32 | 17h 53m 31.7s | +56° 52' 22" | 3.75 | ||
35 | 17h 49m 27.0s | +76° 57' 46" | 5.04 | ||||
Eltanin | γ Dra | 33 | ADS 10923 | 17h 56m 36.4s | +51° 29' 20" | 2.23 | |
ψ² Dra | 34 | 17h 55m 11.2s | +72° 00' 18" | 5.45 | |||
40 | ADS 11061B | 18h 00m 03.4s | +80° 00' 03" | 6.04 | |||
41 | ADS 11061A | 18h 00m 09.2s | +80° 00' 15" | 5.68 | |||
36 | 18h 13m 53.8s | +64° 23' 50" | 5.03 | ||||
37 | 18h 15m 17.0s | +68° 45' 21" | 5.95 | ||||
φ Dra | 43 | ADS 11311 | 18h 20m 45.5s | +71° 20' 16" | 4.22v | ||
b | 39 | ADS 11336 | 18h 23m 54.5s | +58° 48' 02" | 4.98 | ||
χ Dra | 44 | 18h 21m 03.4s | +72° 43' 58" | 3.57 | |||
42 | 18h 25m 59.1s | +65° 33' 49" | 4.82 | ||||
d | 45 | 18h 32m 34.5s | +57° 02' 44" | 4.77 | |||
c | 46 | 18h 42m 37.9s | +55° 32' 22" | 5.04 | |||
50 | 18h 46m 22.2s | +75° 26' 02" | 5.35 | ||||
ο Dra | 47 | ADS 11779 | 18h 51m 12.1s | +59° 23' 18" | 4.66v | ||
48 | 18h 56m 45.0s | +57° 48' 54" | 5.66 | ||||
υ Dra | 52 | 18h 54m 23.9s | +71° 17' 50" | 4.82 | |||
49 | 19h 00m 43.4s | +55° 39' 30" | 5.48 | ||||
51 | 19h 04m 55.2s | +53° 23' 48" | 5.38 | ||||
55 | 19h 09m 45.8s | +65° 58' 43" | 6.25 | ||||
53 | 19h 11m 40.5s | +56° 51' 33" | 5.12 | ||||
54 | 19h 13m 55.2s | +57° 42' 18" | 4.99 | ||||
Nodus Secundus | δ Dra | 57 | 19h 12m 33.3s | +67° 39' 42" | 3.07 | ||
59 | 19h 09m 09.8s | +76° 33' 38" | 5.13 | ||||
τ Dra | 60 | 19h 15m 33.0s | +73° 21' 20" | 4.45 | |||
π Dra | 58 | 19h 20m 40.1s | +65° 42' 53" | 4.59 | |||
Alsafi | σ Dra | 61 | 19h 32m 21.6s | +69° 39' 40" | 4.68 | ||
Tyl | ε Dra | 63 | ADS 13007 | 19h 48m 10.4s | +70° 16' 04" | 3.83 | |
e | 64 | 20h 01m 28.5s | +64° 49' 16" | 5.27 | |||
65 | 20h 02m 20.3s | +64° 38' 04" | 6.57 | ||||
ρ Dra | 67 | 20h 02m 49.1s | +67° 52' 25" | 4.51 | |||
69 | 19h 59m 36.6s | +76° 28' 53" | 6.20 | ||||
66 | 20h 05m 32.8s | +61° 59' 44" | 5.39 | ||||
68 | 20h 11m 34.9s | +62° 04' 43" | 5.75 | ||||
71 | DE | 20h 19m 36.7s | +62° 15' 27" | 5.72v | |||
73 | AF | 20h 31m 30.4s | +74° 57' 17" | 5.20v | |||
75 | 20h 28m 14.6s | +81° 25' 22" | 5.46 | ||||
74 | 20h 29m 27.5s | +81° 05' 29" | 5.96 | ||||
76 | 20h 42m 35.2s | +82° 31' 52" | 5.75 |
Source: The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Edition
[编辑] Table of notable double stars
Designation | Right Ascension | Declination | Magnitudes |
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μ (Arrakis) | 17h 05m 19.8s | +54° 28' 13" | 5.80, 5.83 |
ν¹+ν² (Kuma) | 17h 32m 13.3s | +55° 10' 43" | 4.88, 4.87 |
ε (Tyl) | 19h 48m 10.4s | +70° 16' 04" | 3.83, 7.4 |
[编辑] Table of notable variable stars
Designation | Right Ascension | Declination | Range | Period |
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R | 16h 32m 40.3s | +66° 45' 18" | 6.7-13.2 | 245.5 days |
T | 17h 55m 37.4s | +58° 13' 24" | 7.2-13.5 | 421.2 days |
RY | 12h 54m 28.1s | +66° 15' 52" | 6.5-8.0 | 172 days |
[编辑] Table of notable deep sky objects
Designation | Type | Right Ascension | Declination | Size | Magnitude |
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NGC 6504 | Galaxy | 17h 49m 24.0s | +70° 09' 00" | 6.2'×2.3' | 10.2 |
NGC 6543 | Planetary nebula | 17h 58m 33.4s | +66° 37' 59.1" | 23"×17" | 8.1 |
NGC 5866 (M102?) | Galaxy | 15h 06m 29.3s | +55° 45' 47" | 6.5'×3.0' | 11.1 |
[编辑] Stars
- Stars with proper names:
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- (11/α Dra) 3.67 Thuban or Adib or Dragon’s Tail
- < الثعبان aθ-θucbān The basilisk
- < الذئبة að-ði'bah The female wolf
- (11/α Dra) 3.67 Thuban or Adib or Dragon’s Tail
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- (23/β Dra) 2.79 Rastaban [Rastaben] or Alwaid or Asuia
- < راس الثعبان ar-rās[u] aθ-θucbān The head of the basilisk
- (23/β Dra) 2.79 Rastaban [Rastaben] or Alwaid or Asuia
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- (33/γ Dra) 2.24 Eltanin [Etamin, Etanin, Ettanin] or Zenith Star (or Rastaban [Rastaben], see β Dra)
- < راس التنين ar-rās at-tinnīn The head of the dragon (also called Caput Draconis)
- (33/γ Dra) 2.24 Eltanin [Etamin, Etanin, Ettanin] or Zenith Star (or Rastaban [Rastaben], see β Dra)
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- (57/δ Dra) 3.07 Altais or Nodus Secundus [Nodus II] or Aldib
- < التيس at-tais The billy goat
- < nōdus secundus The second knot
- < الذيب\الذئب að-ðīb: The wolf
- (57/δ Dra) 3.07 Altais or Nodus Secundus [Nodus II] or Aldib
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- (63/ε Dra) 3.84 Tyl or Kin Yu
- < 金魚 (Mandarin jīnyǘ)
- (22/ζ Dra) 3.17 Aldhibah [Eldsib] or Kaou Pih or Nod (or Nodus I, see ξ Dra)
- Aldhibah < ? The (two) wolves [with η Dra]
- (14/η Dra) 2.73 Booboo or Aldhibain
- Aldhibain < ? The (two) wolves [with ζ Dra]
- (12/ι Dra) 3.29 Edasich [Eldsich, Ed Asich, Al Dhiba, Al Dhihi] – has a planet
- Edasich < ? að-ðix The hyena
- (1/λ Dra) 3.82 Giausar [Giauzar, Gianfar, Giansar, Gaiusar] or Juza
- (63/ε Dra) 3.84 Tyl or Kin Yu
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- (21/μ Dra) 4.91 Arrakis [Errakis, Al Rakis]
- < الراقص ar-rāqiş The dancer (twinkling?)
- (21/μ Dra) 4.91 Arrakis [Errakis, Al Rakis]
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- (24/ν1 Dra) (or Kuma, see ν2 Dra) 4.89
- (25/ν2 Dra) 4.86 Kuma
- (32/ξ Dra) 3.75 Grumium [Genam] or Nodus Primus [Nodus I]
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- (61/σ Dra) 4.68 Alsafi [Athafi] – nearby
- (?) < الصافي The clear (?) al-aθafi The cooking tripods?
- (61/σ Dra) 4.68 Alsafi [Athafi] – nearby
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- (31/ψ Dra) 4.58 Dziban [Dsiban]
- < ذيبان\ذئبان ðībān: Two wolves
- (31/ψ Dra) 4.58 Dziban [Dsiban]
- Stars with Bayer designations:
- 13/θ Dra 4.01; 5/κ Dra 3.85; 47/ο Dra 4.63; 58/π Dra 4.60; 67/ρ Dra 4.51; 60/τ Dra 4.45; 52/υ Dra 4.82; 44/χ Dra 3.55; 43/Φ Dra 4.22; 28/ω Dra 4.77; 39/b Dra 4.98; 46/c Dra 5.03; 45/d Dra 4.77; 64/e Dra 5.22; 27/f Dra 5.07; 18/g Dra 4.84; 19/h Dra 4.88; 10/i Dra 4.58; 15/A Dra 4.94
- Stars with Flamsteed designations:
- 2 Dra 5.19; 3 Dra 5.32; 4 Dra 5.01; 6 Dra 4.95; 7 Dra 5.43; 8 Dra 5.23; 9 Dra 5.37; 16 Dra 5.53; 17 Dra – 5.07, 6.53; 20 Dra 6.40; 26 Dra 5.23; 29 Dra 6.61; 30 Dra 5.02; 34 Dra 5.43; 35 Dra 5.02; 36 Dra 4.99; 37 Dra 5.96; 38 Dra 6.79; 40 Dra 6.11; 41 Dra 5.74; 42 Dra 4.82; 48 Dra 5.67; 49 Dra 5.51; 50 Dra 5.37; 51 Dra 5.40; 53 Dra 5.13; 54 Dra 5.00; 55 Dra 6.26; 59 Dra 5.11; 65 Dra 6.27; 66 Dra 5.40; 68 Dra 5.70; 69 Dra 6.20; 71 Dra 5.71; 73 Dra 5.18; 74 Dra 5.96; 75 Dra 5.38; 76 Dra 5.75; 77 Dra 5.91; 78 Dra 5.18; 205 Dra 7.29
- Other notable stars:
- Struve 2398 – double 8.90, 9.71; nearby
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