Grumium (Xi Draconis)
Grumium (ξ Dra), is a star located 112.5 light-years away in the northern constellation Draco. It forms the head of the celestial Dragon with Eltanin, Rastaban and Kuma.| Star Facts
Grumium (ξ Dra), is a star located 112.5 light-years away in the northern constellation Draco. It forms the head of the celestial Dragon with Eltanin, Rastaban and Kuma.| Star Facts
The Little Dipper is an asterism formed by seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. It has historically played an important role in navigation because it includes Polaris, the North Star.| www.constellation-guide.com
Scheat, Beta Pegasi (β Peg) is a red giant star located at a distance of 196 light years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus. It is one of the stars of the Great Square of Pegasus.| Star Facts
The Great Square of Pegasus is an asterism formed by three bright stars in Pegasus constellation – Markab, Scheat and Algenib – and Alpheratz in Andromeda.| www.constellation-guide.com
The Coathanger is an asterism located in the northern constellation Vulpecula (the Fox). With an apparent magnitude of 3.6 and an apparent size of 60 arcminutes, it is visible to the unaided eye.| www.constellation-guide.com
Delphinus is one of the smallest northern constellations. Recognizable for its distinctive quadrilateral shape, the constellation is home to the Blue Flash Nebula (NGC 6905) and the globular clusters NGC 6934 and NGC 7006.| www.constellation-guide.com
Cygnus, the Swan, is one of the largest northern constellations. Recognizable for the Northern Cross, it is home to the bright supergiant Deneb, the North America Nebula (NGC 7000) and the Gamma Cygni Nebula (IC 1318).| www.constellation-guide.com
The Blinking Planetary Nebula (NGC 6826, Caldwell 15) is a planetary nebula located approximately 2,000 light-years away in the northern constellation Cygnus. It appears in the region of the Swan's wing.| www.constellation-guide.com
The W-shaped asterism formed by the five brightest stars of Cassiopeia is one of the most familiar features of the northern night sky. It is used to find the Heart and Soul Nebulae, the Double Cluster, the open clusters M52 and M103, and many other deep sky objects.| www.constellation-guide.com
The Big Dipper is an asterism formed by the seven brightest stars in the constellation Ursa Major. It is also known as the Plough, the Saucepan, and the Great Wagon.| www.constellation-guide.com
