54 Draconis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 78.44°
Az: 309.38°
Direction: North-West
54 Draconis is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Draco.
54 Draconis visual magnitude is 4.99. Because of its moderate brightness, 54 Draconis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.
DSS2 image of 54 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 54 Draconis during the next
10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.67 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 54 Draconis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 54 Draconis.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 54 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 54 Draconis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
54 Draconis is distant 161.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
54 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 17:58 UTC (altitude: 83.7°)