26 Draconis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 28.49° Az: 21.70° Direction: North-North-East

26 Draconis is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Draco.

26 Draconis visual magnitude is 5.23. Because of its faintness, 26 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 26 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 26 Draconis during the next 1000 years (4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.45 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 35m 14s

Declination +61° 51’ 34”

Hour Angle 14h 54m 10s

Sidereal Time 08h 29m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 34m 59s

Declination +61° 52’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 91°

Galactic Latitude 32.65°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.23

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 4.49

Spectral Type G0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.61

Temperature 5929K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 26 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 26 Draconis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

26 Draconis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 26 Draconis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.23

Secondary star magnitude 8.03

Magnitude difference 2.8

Separation 0.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

26 Draconis is distant 45.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 14.09

Distance (light year) 45.93

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.26 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.507"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 26 Draconis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD160269

SAO Catalogue SAO17546

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86036

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+61 1678

Gliese Catalogue Gl 684 A

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10660

Visibility from Your Location

26 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 01:27 UTC (altitude: 79.6°)

Set Location

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