48 Draconis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 19.51°
Az: 355.72°
Direction: North
48 Draconis is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Draco.
48 Draconis visual magnitude is 5.66. Because of its faintness, 48 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.
DSS2 image of 48 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 48 Draconis during the next
10000 years (-4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.33 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 48 Draconis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 48 Draconis.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 48 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 48 Draconis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
48 Draconis is distant 285.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
48 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 19:43 UTC (altitude: 83.6°)