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16 Draconis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 44.24°   Az: 304.27°   Direction: North-West

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.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 36m 47s
+52° 50’ 59”
05h 14m 35s
21h 51m 23s

J2000

16h 36m 11s
+52° 54’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

80.94°
41.48°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 16 Draconis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.53
Main-sequence

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

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.

122.55
399.51
-9 km/s
-0.009 arcsec/y
0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

16 Draconis
SAO30012
SAO30012

Visibility from Your Location

16 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 00:29 UTC (altitude: 88.6°)