Alrakis
Designations
- Bayer: μ Dra
- Flamsteed: 21 Dra
- Hipparchos: HIP 83608
Data
- Constellation: Draco
- Apparent Magnitude: 5.66
- Right Ascension (J2000): 17h05m21.50s
- Declination (J2000): +54°28'28".4
- Colour Index (B-V): 0.51
- Distance: 88.73±0.14ly
Nomenclature
Alrakis
Latinised to the modern form Alrakis, the Arabic al-Rāqiṣ, 'the dancer', really signified 'the trotting camel'. It is part of the Mother Camels asterism, and can be seen 'trotting' over to the caravan, represented by the Lozenge, to protect the foal (Alruba (HIP 86782)) from al-Ḏi’bān, 'the two wolves', an asterism composed of ζ & η Dra.