In Evidence
Detailed information about the discovery of Comet C/2025 J1 (Borisov) and pointers to useful resources to track and observe it. Read more...
Other stars in Draco
- Eltanin
- Athebyne
- Rastaban
- Altais
- Aldhibah
- Edasich
- χ Draconis
- Thuban
- Grumium
- ε Draconis
- Giausar
- κ Draconis
- θ Draconis
- φ Draconis
- HR3751
- τ Draconis
- ρ Draconis
- Dziban
- π Draconis
- 10 Draconis
- ο Draconis
- Alsafi
- 45 Draconis
- ω Draconis
- Fafnir
- υ Draconis
- 18 Draconis
- HR4126
- HR6237
- ν2 Draconis
- ν1 Draconis
- 19 Draconis
- HR7137
- 6 Draconis
- HR5960
- 4 Draconis
- 39 Draconis
- 54 Draconis
- 15 Draconis
- 30 Draconis
- 36 Draconis
- 35 Draconis
- 46 Draconis
- HR6891
- 27 Draconis
- 53 Draconis
- 59 Draconis
- HR5886
- 2 Draconis
- 73 Draconis
- 26 Draconis
- Taiyi
- HR6126
- HR7117
- 64 Draconis
- HR6199
- 3 Draconis
- 9 Draconis
- 50 Draconis
- HR6983
- HR4687
- HR7210
- 51 Draconis
- HR8016
- 66 Draconis
- HR6086
- Tianyi
- HR6025
- ψ2 Draconis
- HR5552
- 75 Draconis
- 49 Draconis
- HR7123
- 16 Draconis
- HR7804
- HR6421
- HR7187
- HR7006
- HR6511
- 48 Draconis
- HR6479
- HR6130
- 41 Draconis
- HR7805
- HR4659
- 71 Draconis
- HR7018
- HR5818
- HR6127
- Alruba
- 68 Draconis
- 76 Draconis
- HR5442
- HR7154
- HR5785
- HR5737
- ψ1 Draconis
- Alrakis
- HR5922
- μ Draconis
- HR5162
- HR6606
- HR5887
- HR5828
- HR7084
- HR5755
- HR7356
- HR7545
- HR5878
- HR7783
- HR5981
- HR5608
- HR6170
- HR6817
- 37 Draconis
- HR7654
- 74 Draconis
- HR5811
- HR5731
- HR7075
- HR6607
- HR7028
- HR4934
- HR4927
- HR6330
- 40 Draconis
- HR7423
- HR7013
- HR7450
- HR5436
- HR7042
- HR6699
- HR6360
- HR7060
- HR7096
- HR6348
- HR6226
- HR6198
- HR3847
- HR7025
- HR6560
- HR5995
- HR7930
- HR4272
- HR5018
- 69 Draconis
- HR6069
- HR7153
- HR7199
- HR7071
- HR3843
- HR4740
- HR6717
- HR5492
- 55 Draconis
- HR7695
- HR5437
- HR7868
- HR7704
- HR6395
- HR7448
- HR6790
- HR3719
- HR4665
- HR6150
- HR6335
- HR7196
- HR6880
- HR6180
- HR5949
- HR7229
- HR6911
- HR6448
- HR4727
- HR7666
- HR6036
- HR7563
- HR5282
- HR4627
- HR6735
- HR6849
- HR5768
- HR7413
- HR7160
- HR6345
- HR7090
- HR6540
- HR6886
- HR5227
- HR4016
- HR6101
- 20 Draconis
- HR6598
- HR6518
- HR5759
- HR7365
- HR7252
- HR6949
- HR7082
- HR5748
- HR5841
- HR7191
- HR3774
- HR6383
- HR7184
- HR5451
- HR6827
- HR6038
- HR5754
- HR6514
- HR7500
- HR4121
- HR7224
- HR7361
- HR7425
- 17 Draconis
- HR7247
- HR6974
- 65 Draconis
- HR6979
- HR7401
- HR5074
- HR6605
- HR5075
3 Draconis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 32.31°
Az: 341.65°
Direction: North-North-West
3 Draconis is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Draco.
3 Draconis visual magnitude is 5.3. Because of its faintness, 3 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 3 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 3 Draconis during the next
10000 years (-7.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.33 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for 3 Draconis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 3 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 3 Draconis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
3 Draconis is distant 643.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
3 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 19:56 UTC (altitude: 74.9°)