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17 Draconis

Altitude: 47.3°   Azimuth: 58.2°   Direction: East-North-East

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

17 Draconis visual magnitude is 6.53. Because of its reltive faintness, 17 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 17 Draconis:

6.53
Main-sequence

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

Altitude: 47.3°
Azimuth: 58.2°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 17 Draconis

17 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 17 Draconis are provided in the following table:

16h 36m 14s
+52° 55’ 27”
80.97°
41.48°
Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 17 Draconis in the sky:

Finder chart 17 Draconis star
Simplified finder chart for 17 Draconis.

Visibility of 17 Draconis from your location

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

17 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 11:16 UTC (altitude: 88.6°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 17 Draconis

The image below is a photograph of 17 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 17 Draconis is -0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.027 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 17 Draconis star
DSS2 image of 17 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 17 Draconis during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.50 arcmin in declination);

Spectral properties of 17 Draconis

17 Draconis belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

A1V
10941K

Alternative designations of 17 Draconis

17 Draconis