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4 Draconis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 32.53°   Az: 12.20°   Direction: North-North-East

4 Draconis is a variable giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Draco.

4 Draconis visual magnitude is 4.95. Because of its moderate brightness, 4 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 4 Draconis star
DSS2 image of 4 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 4 Draconis during the next 10000 years (-9.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 31m 12s
+69° 03’ 40”
13h 59m 37s
02h 30m 50s

J2000

12h 30m 06s
+69° 12’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

125.75°
47.81°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.95
Giant

-1.31
M3III
3622K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 4 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 4 Draconis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

4 Draconis is distant 581.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

178.25
581.11
-13 km/s
-0.059 arcsec/y
-0.052"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO15816
SAO15816

Visibility from Your Location

4 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 21:03 UTC (altitude: 72.4°)