▁Cam el op ard alis . ▁Con sequently , ▁the ▁Chinese ▁name ▁for ▁Al pha ▁Dra con is ▁itself ▁is ▁ ▁( , ▁. ), ▁representing ▁ ▁( ), ▁meaning ▁Right ▁P ivot . ▁ 右 <0xE6> <0xA8> <0x9E> ▁( Y ò ush ū ) ▁is ▁western ized ▁into ▁Yu ▁Ch oo ▁by ▁R . H . ▁Allen ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁meaning . ▁ ▁Vis ibility ▁ ▁Given ▁good ▁view ing ▁conditions , ▁Th ub an ▁is ▁relatively ▁easy ▁to ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁night ▁sky , ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁location ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁Big ▁Di pper ▁( aka ▁the ▁Pl ough ) ▁a ster ism ▁of ▁Urs a ▁Major . ▁While ▁it ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁outer ▁stars ▁of ▁the ▁' di pper ' ▁point ▁to ▁the ▁modern - day ▁pole ▁star ▁Pol aris , ▁it ▁is ▁less ▁well ▁known ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁inner ▁stars , ▁P he c da ▁and ▁Meg rez , ▁point ▁to ▁Th ub an , ▁just ▁ 1 5 ▁degrees ▁of ▁arc ▁from ▁Meg rez . ▁ ▁Th ub an ▁is ▁not ▁bright ▁enough ▁to ▁be ▁viewed ▁from ▁badly ▁light - p oll uted ▁areas . ▁ ▁P ole ▁star ▁▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁pre cess ion ▁of ▁Earth ' s ▁rot ational ▁axis , ▁Th ub an ▁was ▁the ▁n aked - ey e ▁star ▁closest ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁pole ▁from ▁ 3 9 4 2 ▁B CE , ▁when ▁it ▁su pers eded ▁I ota ▁Dra con is ▁as ▁the ▁P ole ▁Star