16 Draconis

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 skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 16 Draconis:

Color of 16 Draconis ⬤

Magnitude of 16 Draconis 5.53

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 16 Draconis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 54°.

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:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 36m 11s

Declination J2000 +52° 54’ 01”

Galactic Longitude 80.94°

Galactic Latitude 41.48°

Constellation Draco

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

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 00:07 UTC (altitude: 88.6°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 16 Draconis

The image below is a photograph of 16 Draconis from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). 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.

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);

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.

Distance (parsec) 122.55 pc

Distance (light year) 399.51 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 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.

Absolute magnitude 0.09

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.07

Temperature of 16 Draconis 11092K

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

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

Alternative designations of 16 Draconis

Flamsteed designation 16 Draconis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD150100

SAO Catalogue SAO30012

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP81290

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+53 1875

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10129

In Evidence

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