45 Draconis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 40.07° Az: 314.77° Direction: North-West

45 Draconis is a supergiant star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Draco.

45 Draconis visual magnitude is 4.77. Because of its moderate brightness, 45 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 45 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 45 Draconis during the next 100000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 33m 00s

Declination +57° 03’ 54”

Hour Angle 06h 08m 47s

Sidereal Time 00h 41m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 32m 34s

Declination +57° 02’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 86.2°

Galactic Latitude 24.99°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 45 Draconis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.77

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -4.96

Spectral Type F7I

Color Index (B-V) 0.61

Temperature 5929K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 45 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 45 Draconis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

45 Draconis is distant 2,884.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 884.96

Distance (light year) 2,884.96

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 45 Draconis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD171635

SAO Catalogue SAO31039

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90905

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+56 2113

FK5 Catalogue 3475

Visibility from Your Location

45 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 17:02 UTC (altitude: 84.4°)

Set Location

Other stars in Draco