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Etanin; Ettanin; Rastaban; Rasaben; Zenith Star.
Gamma Draconis
HR 6705
HD 164058 ...
That honor goes to bright second magnitude (2.23) Eltanin in the Dragon's head, which nevertheless was called Gamma even though notably brighter (by half a magnitude) than the other bright star of the head, Rastaban, which became Beta.
Rastaban Beta Draconis
Ras Thaoum Alpha Geminorum
Regor Gamma Velorum
Regulus Alpha Leonis
Rigel Beta Orionis
Rigil Kentaurus Alpha Centauri
Rijl al Awwa Mu Virginis
Rotanev Beta Delphini
Ruchba Omega-2 Cygni
Ruchbah Delta Cassiopeiae ...
This star is also known as Etamin, Etanin, Ettanin, Rastaban, Rasaben, or the Zenith Star.
The names of this star derive from the Arabic name Al Ras al Tinnin meaning "The Dragon's Head." ...
* (33/γ Dra) 2.24 Eltanin [Etamin, Etanin, Ettanin] or Zenith Star (or Rastaban [Rastaben], see β Dra):*: ar-rās at-tinn"n The head of the dragon (also called Caput Draconis) ...
Beta Draconis is called Rastaban, another corrupted form of the same Arabic name.
Alsafi (σ Dra), Arrakis (Al Rakis, ν Dra), Altais (Aldib, Nodus II, δ Dra), Dziban (ψ1 Dra), Edasich (ι Dra), Eltanin (Etamin, γ Dra), Giansar (Gianfir, λ Dra), Grumium (ξ Dra), Kuma (ν2 Dra), Rastaban ...
(Thuban means "dragon or serpent" in Arabic. Thuban was the Earth's pole star about 5,000 years ago.) The second-brightest star in the Draco is Rastaban (which means "head of the dragon or serpent").
 See also: Star, Draco, Magnitude, Constellation, Eltanin
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