53 Draconis

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:09 | Tran: 0:48 | Set: 9:31

Alt: -10.06° Az: 2.88° Direction: North

53 Draconis is a variable giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Draco.

53 Draconis visual magnitude is 5.12. Because of its faintness, 53 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 12m 09s

Declination +56° 54’ 10”

Hour Angle 12h 20m 46s

Sidereal Time 07h 32m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 11m 40s

Declination +56° 51’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 87.56°

Galactic Latitude 19.81°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.12

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.02

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1.01

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 340.65

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.039 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.048"/y

Alternative Designations

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

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 53 Draconis rise, transit and set times from Huangjiang, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 33.1° RISE 16:09

Max altitude: 56.0° TRANSIT 0:48

Azimuth: 326.9° SET 9:31

Name:	Huangjiang, China
Latitude:	22° 55' 14.2" N
Longitude:	113° 59' 45.6" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

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