53 Draconis

Altitude: 56.1° Azimuth: 302.8° Direction: West-North-West

53 Draconis is a variable giant star in the constellation of Draco.

53 Draconis visual magnitude is 5.12. Because of its reltive faintness, 53 Draconis should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 53 Draconis:

Color of 53 Draconis ⬤

Magnitude of 53 Draconis 5.12

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

53 Draconis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 56.1°
Azimuth: 302.8°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 53 Draconis

53 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 53 Draconis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 19h 11m 40s

Declination J2000 +56° 51’ 33”

Galactic Longitude 87.56°

Galactic Latitude 19.81°

Constellation Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 53 Draconis in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 53 Draconis.

Visibility of 53 Draconis from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

53 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 02:02 UTC (altitude: 84.6°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 53 Draconis

The image below is a photograph of 53 Draconis from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 53 Draconis is 0.039 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.048 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 53 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 53 Draconis during the next 10000 years (6.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 53 Draconis from the Sun and relative movement

53 Draconis is distant 340.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 104.49 pc

Distance (light year) 340.65 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.039 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.048 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 53 Draconis

53 Draconis belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.02

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1.01

Temperature of 53 Draconis 4719K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 53 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 53 Draconis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 53 Draconis

Flamsteed designation 53 Draconis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD180006

SAO Catalogue SAO31468

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP94302

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+56 2209

FK5 Catalogue 3535

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 11819

In Evidence

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