Caput Draconis, WAS: Re: Fate of HANDSOME guys in the Harry Potter series

Matt hpfanmatt at gmx.net
Wed Nov 12 19:46:53 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 84835

--- catlady Rita wrote :

> I thought there was a star named Caput Draconis, 
> but what I have found ... is:
> 
> Thuban (alpha Draconis) 
> Rastaban (beta Draconis)
> Eltanin (gamma Draconis)
> Altais (delta Draconis)

Perhaps you were thinking of Kappa Draconis (the 
tenth star of the constellation Draco, following
the Greek lettering scheme).  See 
http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/kappadra.html

-- Matt





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