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39 Draconis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 26.88°   Az: 334.60°   Direction: North-North-West

39 Draconis is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Draco.

39 Draconis visual magnitude is 4.98. Because of its moderate brightness, 39 Draconis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of 39 Draconis star
DSS2 image of 39 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 39 Draconis during the next 10000 years (-6.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 24m 16s
+58° 48’ 54”
08h 49m 26s
03h 13m 43s

J2000

18h 23m 54s
+58° 48’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

87.88°
26.44°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 39 Draconis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.98
Main-sequence

1.17
A1V
9226K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 39 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 39 Draconis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

39 Draconis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 39 Draconis double sysyem:

4.98
7.78
2.8
3.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

39 Draconis is distant 188.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

57.77
188.33
-15 km/s
-0.039 arcsec/y
0.06"/y

Alternative Designations

39 Draconis
SAO30949
SAO30949

Visibility from Your Location

39 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 08:30 UTC (altitude: 82.7°)