Iota Draconis (ι Draconis, abbreviated Iota Dra, ι Dra), also named Edasich, is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco. This was the first planet discovered to orbit a giant star. It has a visual magnitude of 3.290. Eltanin (Gamma Draconis) ... is the 68th brightest star in the night sky and is the brightest star in Draco based on the Hipparcos 2007 apparent magnitude.

As the North Star, Thuban was preceded by Edasich (Iota Draconis, mag. As the North Star, Thuban was preceded by Edasich (Iota Draconis) and succeeded by the brighter Kochab (Beta Ursae Minoris), one of the stars of the Little Dipper, and the fainter Kappa Draconis. Iota Draconis (ι Draconis, abbreviated Iota Dra, ι Dra), also named Edasich, is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco.

The star can be seen with the naked eye, that is, ... Edasich (Iota Draconis) Kappa Draconis (Kappa Draconis) Grumium (Xi Draconis) A visually unremarkable star of apparent magnitude 3.3, in 2002 it was discovered to have a planet orbiting it (designated Iota Draconis b, later named Hypatia). It is in an eccentric orbit, which aided its detection as giant stars have pulsations which can mimic the presence of a planet. 2.08), one of the stars of the Little Dipper, and the fainter Kappa Draconis (mag. With a magnitude, or apparent brightness, of 3.3 it can easily be spotted with the unaided eye on a clear night. In comparison, the current pole star, Polaris, comes within 0.5 degrees of the north celestial pole and has an apparent magnitude of 1.98. The Iota Draconis system is located 100 light-years from Earth in the constellation Draco, the dragon. Iota Draconis b was discovered in 2002 during a radial velocity study of K-class giant stars and was the first planet discovered orbiting a giant star. A visually unremarkable star of apparent magnitude 3.3, in 2002 it was discovered to have a planet orbiting it (designated Iota Draconis b, later named Hypatia). Iota Draconis is a giant of the spectral type K2 III, approximately 101.2 light years distant from Earth. The first stop in our tour is the giant star Iota Draconis. This was the first planet discovered to orbit a giant star. 3.29) and succeeded by the brighter Kochab (Beta Ursae Minoris, mag. The star has a planet in its orbit, which was discovered in 2002. Kochab and Kappa Draconis share timing as near-north stars, coming within 6° and 7° of the north celestial pole. [] Edasich (~) (The Planet Project) THE PLANET It has a visual magnitude of 3.290. Iota Draconis is a giant of the spectral type K2 III, approximately 101.2 light years distant from Earth.

The star has a planet in its orbit, which was discovered in 2002. Iota Draconis. 3.82).