        mu draconis (Î¼&nbsp;draconis, Î¼&nbsp;dra) is a binary star with a combined magnitude of 4.92m located approximately 85&nbsp;light years from the solar system, near the head of the constellation draco. the component stars are nearly identical yellow-white stars in a tight 672&nbsp;year orbit. each is of the spectral class&nbsp;f7v and has a visual magnitude of 5.8m. under ideal seeing conditions, the pair can be resolved with a small  aperture telescope at about 120&nbsp;power. mu draconis is also known by its older name alrakis,  which is derived from name given to it in arabic by arabian stargazers, al-rÄqiá¹£, "the trotting camel" or "the dancer." this name is also sometimes spelled in the english as "arrakis" or "errakis". == older names == this star, along with Î² dra (rastaban), Î³ dra (eltanin), [[nu draconi
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