4 Draconis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 72.19°
Az: 6.94°
Direction: North
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.
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 4 Draconis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 4 Draconis.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 4 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell 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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
4 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 11:05 UTC (altitude: 72.4°)