Athebyne
Designations
- Bayer: η Dra
- Flamsteed: 14 Dra
- Hipparchos: HIP 80331
Data
- Constellation: Draco
- Apparent Magnitude: 2.74
- Right Ascension (J2000): 16h24m00.92s
- Declination (J2000): +61°31'09".4
- Colour Index (B-V): 0.91
- Distance: 91.31±0.72ly
Nomenclature
Athebyne
The name is a bastardisation of al-Ḏi’bān, 'the two wolves', the indigenous Arabian title for the asterism composed of ζ & η Dra. The two wolves were depicted circling the Mother Camels to find an opening to al-Rubaʽ, 'the camel foal', that the mothers encircle.