Sigma Draconis
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Template:Starbox begin Template:Starbox observe Template:Starbox character Template:Starbox astrometry Template:Starbox detail Template:Starbox catalog Template:Starbox end Sigma Draconis (σ Dra / σ Draconis) is a star 18.8 light years away from Earth. Its traditional name is Alsafi. It is in constellation Draco. Its visual magnitude is 4.68.
The star is an orange main sequence dwarf of spectral type K0.
The traditional name "Alsafi" (also Athafi) supposedly derives from an Arabic word al-athafi "the cooking tripods".
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