Nu Draconis
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Nu Draconis is a double star in the constellation Draco. The respective components are designated ν1 Draconis and ν2 Draconis. The second component is a spectroscopic binary star system.
ν Draconis in optical light
The Skalnaté Pleso Atlas of the Heavens is a set of 16 celestial charts covering the entire sky. It is named after the Skalnaté Pleso Observatory in Slovakia where it was produced. The first versions
Nu Draconis
…itself is 天棓二 (Tiān Bàng èr, English: the Second Star of Celestial Flail.) The name Kuma was among the 14 names originating from Antonín Bečvář's 1948 Skalnate Pleso Atlas of the Heavens. James B. Kaler notes that Kuma is of "obscure origin" and noting that one source had postulated it meant "at last". The two stars of the visual binary…
One chart from the color Atlas