49 Draconis
49 Draconis is a bright giant star in the constellation of Draco.
49 Draconis visual magnitude is 5.48. Because of its reltive faintness, 49 Draconis should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of 49 Draconis is -0.016 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about 49 Draconis
49 Draconis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 37.0°
Azimuth: 315.5°
Direction: North-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 49 Draconis
49 Draconis is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 49 Draconis are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 49 Draconis in the sky:
Visibility of 49 Draconis from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
49 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 07:11 UTC (altitude: 85.8°)
Distance of 49 Draconis from the Sun and relative movement
49 Draconis is distant 494.69 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 49 Draconis
49 Draconis belongs to spectral class G5 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 49 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.