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2 Draconis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 34.40°   Az: 343.50°   Direction: North-North-West

2 Draconis is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Draco.

2 Draconis visual magnitude is 5.2. Because of its faintness, 2 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 2 Draconis star
DSS2 image of 2 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 2 Draconis during the next 1000 years (1.85 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.12 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

11h 37m 29s
+69° 11’ 00”
09h 14m 56s
20h 52m 25s

J2000

11h 36m 02s
+69° 19’ 22”

Galactic Coordinates

132.45°
46.38°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 2 Draconis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.2
Hypergiant

0.85
K0III
4719K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 2 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 2 Draconis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

2 Draconis is distant 241.66 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

74.13
241.66
-2 km/s
0.111 arcsec/y
-0.127"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO15567
SAO15567

Visibility from Your Location

2 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 01:48 UTC (altitude: 72.3°)