69 Draconis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 44.86°
Az: 342.36°
Direction: North-North-West
69 Draconis is a giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Draco.
69 Draconis visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its faintness, 69 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 69 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 69 Draconis during the next
10000 years (-4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.17 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 69 Draconis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 69 Draconis.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 69 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 69 Draconis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
69 Draconis is distant 524.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 69 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
69 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 20:17 UTC (altitude: 64.9°)