▁is ▁ 2 . 2 4 . ▁ ▁N omen cl ature ▁α ▁Dra con is ▁( Lat in ised ▁to ▁Al pha ▁Dra con is ) ▁is ▁the ▁star ' s ▁Bayer ▁design ation . ▁ ▁The ▁traditional ▁name ▁Th ub an ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Arab ic ▁word ▁ ▁, ▁' large ▁s nake ' ▁( e . g . ▁a ▁python ▁or ▁a ▁legend ary ▁dra con ian ▁ser pent ). ▁It ▁is ▁sometimes ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Dragon ' s ▁T ail ▁and ▁as ▁Ad ib ▁. ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁International ▁Astronom ical ▁Union ▁organized ▁a ▁Working ▁Group ▁on ▁Star ▁Names ▁( W GS N ) ▁to ▁catalog ▁and ▁standard ize ▁proper ▁names ▁for ▁stars . ▁The ▁W GS N ' s ▁first ▁bullet in ▁of ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁included ▁a ▁table ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁batch es ▁of ▁names ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁W GS N ; ▁which ▁included ▁Th ub an ▁for ▁this ▁star . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁so ▁entered ▁in ▁the ▁I AU ▁Catalog ▁of ▁Star ▁Names . ▁ ▁In ▁Chinese , ▁ ▁( ), ▁meaning ▁Right ▁Wall ▁of ▁Pur ple ▁For b idden ▁En closure , ▁refers ▁to ▁an ▁a ster ism ▁consisting ▁of ▁Al pha ▁Dra con is , ▁K appa ▁Dra con is , ▁L ambda ▁Dra con is , ▁ 2 4 ▁Urs ae ▁Major is , ▁ 4 3 ▁Cam el op ard alis , ▁Al pha ▁Cam el op ard alis ▁and ▁B K