64 Draconis

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

64 Draconis visual magnitude is 5.27. Because of its reltive faintness, 64 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 64 Draconis:

Color of 64 Draconis ⬤

Magnitude of 64 Draconis 5.27

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 64 Draconis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 73°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 64 Draconis

64 Draconis is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 64 Draconis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 20h 01m 28s

Declination J2000 +64° 49’ 15”

Galactic Longitude 97.77°

Galactic Latitude 17.38°

Constellation Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 64 Draconis in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 64 Draconis.

Visibility of 64 Draconis from your location

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

64 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 03:31 UTC (altitude: 76.7°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 64 Draconis

The image below is a photograph of 64 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 64 Draconis is 0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.012 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of 64 Draconis from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 173.01 pc

Distance (light year) 564.01 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -34 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.012 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 64 Draconis

64 Draconis belongs to spectral class M1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.92

Spectral Type M1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.56

Temperature of 64 Draconis 3705K

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

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

Alternative designations of 64 Draconis

Flamsteed designation 64 Draconis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD190544

SAO Catalogue SAO18658

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP98583

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+64 1405

FK5 Catalogue 3604

In Evidence

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