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64 Draconis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 40.83°   Az: 326.73°   Direction: North-North-West

64 Draconis is a giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Draco.

64 Draconis visual magnitude is 5.27. Because of its faintness, 64 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 64 Draconis star
DSS2 image of 64 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 64 Draconis during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 01m 43s
+64° 53’ 26”
06h 47m 46s
02h 49m 30s

J2000

20h 01m 28s
+64° 49’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

97.77°
17.38°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 64 Draconis star
Simplified finder chart for 64 Draconis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.27
Giant

-0.92
M1III
3705K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 64 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 64 Draconis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

64 Draconis is distant 564.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

173.01
564.01
-34 km/s
0.007 arcsec/y
-0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

64 Draconis
SAO18658
SAO18658

Visibility from Your Location

64 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 20:16 UTC (altitude: 76.6°)