2 Draconis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 72.14°
Az: 354.19°
Direction: North
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.
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for 2 Draconis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 2 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell 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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
2 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 19:03 UTC (altitude: 72.3°)