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68 Draconis

Altitude: 42.9°   Azimuth: 39.7°   Direction: North-East

68 Draconis is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Draco.

68 Draconis visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its reltive faintness, 68 Draconis should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of 68 Draconis is 0.123 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.083 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 68 Draconis star
DSS2 image of 68 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 68 Draconis during the next 1000 years (2.05 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.38 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about 68 Draconis

5.75
Main-sequence

68 Draconis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 42.9°
Azimuth: 39.7°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 68 Draconis

68 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 68 Draconis are provided in the following table:

20h 11m 34s
+62° 04’ 42”
95.83°
15.08°
Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 68 Draconis in the sky:

Finder chart 68 Draconis star
Simplified finder chart for 68 Draconis.

Visibility of 68 Draconis from your location

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

68 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 08:22 UTC (altitude: 79.4°)

Distance of 68 Draconis from the Sun and relative movement

68 Draconis is distant 158.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

48.69 pc
158.71 ly
-15 km/s
0.123 arcsec/year
0.083 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 68 Draconis

68 Draconis belongs to spectral class F5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

2.31
F5V
6528K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 68 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 68 Draconis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

68 Draconis star system properties

68 Draconis is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 68 Draconis double sysyem:

5.75
15.15
9.4
93 arcsec

Alternative designations of 68 Draconis

68 Draconis
SAO18751
SAO18751