49 Draconis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 60.17°
Az: 61.61°
Direction: East-North-East
49 Draconis is a bright giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Draco.
49 Draconis visual magnitude is 5.48. Because of its faintness, 49 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 49 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 49 Draconis during the next
10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 49 Draconis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 49 Draconis.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 49 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 49 Draconis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
49 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 19:20 UTC (altitude: 85.8°)