Grumium
Designations
- Bayer: ΞΎ Dra
- Flamsteed: 32 Dra
- Hipparchos: HIP 87585
Data
- Constellation: Draco
- Apparent Magnitude: 3.75
- Right Ascension (J2000): 17h53m34.00s
- Declination (J2000): +56°52'35".5
- Colour Index (B-V): 1.18
- Distance: 112.23±0.46ly
Nomenclature
Grumium
The name is a misspelling of the Latin word grunnum, meaning 'snout, or muzzle (esp. that of a pig)'. The word was used in the medieval Latin Almagest to describe the star, as Ptolemy had it "on the jawbone", and was then applied as a star name in modern times.