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16 Draconis

Altitude: 71.7°   Azimuth: 73.7°   Direction: East-North-East

16 Draconis is a multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Draco.

16 Draconis visual magnitude is 5.53. Because of its reltive faintness, 16 Draconis should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of 16 Draconis is -0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.033 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 16 Draconis star
DSS2 image of 16 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 16 Draconis during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about 16 Draconis

5.53
Main-sequence

16 Draconis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 71.7°
Azimuth: 73.7°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 16 Draconis

16 Draconis is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 16 Draconis are provided in the following table:

16h 36m 11s
+52° 54’ 01”
80.94°
41.48°
Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 16 Draconis in the sky:

Finder chart 16 Draconis star
Simplified finder chart for 16 Draconis.

Visibility of 16 Draconis from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

16 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 04:47 UTC (altitude: 88.6°)

Distance of 16 Draconis from the Sun and relative movement

16 Draconis is distant 399.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

122.55 pc
399.51 ly
-9 km/s
-0.009 arcsec/year
0.033 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 16 Draconis

16 Draconis belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

0.09
B9V
11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 16 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 16 Draconis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 16 Draconis

16 Draconis
SAO30012
SAO30012