3 Draconis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 28.26°
Az: 3.80°
Direction: North
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
Simplified finder chart for 3 Draconis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 3 Draconis.
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 12:04 UTC (altitude: 74.9°)