18 Draconis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 26.13°
Az: 356.91°
Direction: North
18 Draconis is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Draco.
18 Draconis visual magnitude is 4.83. Because of its moderate brightness, 18 Draconis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.
DSS2 image of 18 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 18 Draconis during the next
10000 years (0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 18 Draconis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 18 Draconis.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 18 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 18 Draconis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
18 Draconis is distant 680.58 light years from the Sun
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
18 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 17:12 UTC (altitude: 76.9°)