66 Draconis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 35.54°
Az: 327.78°
Direction: North-North-West
66 Draconis is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Draco.
66 Draconis visual magnitude is 5.39. Because of its faintness, 66 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.
DSS2 image of 66 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 66 Draconis during the next
1000 years (2.02 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.23 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 66 Draconis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 66 Draconis.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 66 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 66 Draconis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
66 Draconis is distant 173.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
66 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 18:42 UTC (altitude: 79.4°)