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3 Draconis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 66.00°   Az: 21.29°   Direction: North-North-East

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.

Image of 3 Draconis star
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

11h 43m 52s
+66° 36’ 11”
22h 32m 40s
10h 16m 33s

J2000

11h 42m 28s
+66° 44’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

133.2°
48.99°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.3
Giant

-1.17
K3III
4158K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 3 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR 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.

197.24
643.00
3 km/s
-0.043 arcsec/y
0.038"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO15606
SAO15606

Visibility from Your Location

3 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 15:40 UTC (altitude: 69.0°)