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65 Draconis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 34.91°   Az: 26.67°   Direction: South

65 Draconis is a multiple giant star of spectral class G7 in the constellation of Draco.

65 Draconis visual magnitude is 6.57. Because of its faintness, 65 Draconis is not visible to the naked eye.

Image of 65 Draconis star
DSS2 image of 65 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 65 Draconis during the next 10000 years (7.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 02m 36s
+64° 42’ 24”
15h 57m 59s
12h 00m 36s

J2000

20h 02m 20s
+64° 38’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

97.64°
17.21°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 65 Draconis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.57
Giant

1.51
G7
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 65 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 65 Draconis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

65 Draconis is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 65 Draconis double sysyem:

6.57
8.67
2.1
96.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

65 Draconis is distant 335.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

102.88
335.39
9 km/s
0.046 arcsec/y
0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

65 Draconis
SAO18669
SAO18669

Visibility from Your Location

65 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 02:00 UTC (altitude: 76.8°)