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The [[star]] '''Arrakis''' (μ Draconis), in the [[Draco]] [[constellation]], is a binary star of [[spectral class]] F7V and [[visual magnitude]] 6. It is located approximately 85 [[light year]]s away and consists of two almost identical yellow-white stars in a close orbit. |
The [[star]] '''Arrakis''' (μ Draconis), in the [[Draco]] [[constellation]], is a binary star of [[spectral class]] F7V and [[visual magnitude]] 6. It is located approximately 85 [[light year]]s away and consists of two almost identical yellow-white stars in a close orbit. |
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+ | Arrakis is derived from an [[Arabic language|Arabic]] term which means "dancer". |
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The star Arrakis (μ Draconis), in the Draco constellation, is a binary star of spectral class F7V and visual magnitude 6. It is located approximately 85 light years away and consists of two almost identical yellow-white stars in a close orbit.
Arrakis is derived from an Arabic term which means "dancer".
Arrakis (known colloquially as "Dune") is also a fictional planet featured in the Dune novels by Frank Herbert. It is a desert planet with almost no water at all, and is the only known source of the spice Melange which makes interstellar travel possible. It is native home of the Fremen.