16 Draconis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 23.64°
Az: 32.10°
Direction: North-North-East
16 Draconis is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Draco.
16 Draconis visual magnitude is 5.53. Because of its faintness, 16 Draconis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
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);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 16 Draconis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 16 Draconis.
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
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
16 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 17:07 UTC (altitude: 88.6°)