18 Draconis
18 Draconis is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Draco.
18 Draconis visual magnitude is 4.83. Because of its moderate brightness, 18 Draconis should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about 18 Draconis:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 18 Draconis
18 Draconis is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 18 Draconis are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 18 Draconis in the sky:
Visibility of 18 Draconis from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
18 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 07:32 UTC (altitude: 76.9°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of 18 Draconis
The image below is a photograph of 18 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 18 Draconis is 0.001 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.013 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 18 Draconis from the Sun and relative movement
18 Draconis is distant 680.58 light years from the Sun
Spectral properties of 18 Draconis
18 Draconis belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 18 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
