Iota Draconis (ι Dra, ι Draconis) is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco. It has the traditional name Edasich, a name that comes from the Arabic Al Ḍhiba' of Ulug Beg and the Dresden Globe, or Al dhīlī 'Male hyena' by Kazwini, with Eldsich being recorded in the Century Cyclopedia. A visually unremarkable star of apparent magnitude 3.3, in 2002 it was discovered to have a planet. From parallax measurements, this star is located at a distance of about 101.2 light-years (31.0 parsecs) from Earth.
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