50 Draconis
50 Draconis is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Draco.
50 Draconis visual magnitude is 5.35. Because of its reltive faintness, 50 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 50 Draconis is -0.015 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.073 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about 50 Draconis
50 Draconis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 60.6°
Azimuth: 20.6°
Direction: North-North-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 50 Draconis
50 Draconis is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 50 Draconis are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 50 Draconis in the sky:
Visibility of 50 Draconis from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
50 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 06:57 UTC (altitude: 66.0°)
Distance of 50 Draconis from the Sun and relative movement
50 Draconis is distant 303.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 50 Draconis
50 Draconis belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 50 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.