Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index 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.\n This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.