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59 Draconis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 44.82°   Az: 14.90°   Direction: North-North-East

59 Draconis is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A9 in the constellation of Draco.

59 Draconis visual magnitude is 5.13. Because of its faintness, 59 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.

Image of 59 Draconis star
DSS2 image of 59 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 59 Draconis during the next 1000 years (0.78 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.05 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 08m 11s
+76° 36’ 08”
20h 32m 16s
15h 40m 28s

J2000

19h 09m 09s
+76° 33’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

108.08°
25.31°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.13
Main-sequence

2.95
A9V
7399K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 59 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 59 Draconis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

59 Draconis is distant 88.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

27.29
88.97
-4 km/s
0.047 arcsec/y
-0.123"/y

Alternative Designations

59 Draconis
SAO9341
SAO9341
Gl 748.1

Visibility from Your Location

59 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 08:02 UTC (altitude: 50.8°)