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71 Draconis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 74.98°   Az: 323.68°   Direction: North-West

71 Draconis is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Draco.

71 Draconis visual magnitude is 5.72. Because of its faintness, 71 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.

Image of 71 Draconis star
DSS2 image of 71 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 71 Draconis during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 20m 01s
+62° 20’ 10”
01h 17m 12s
21h 37m 13s

J2000

20h 19m 36s
+62° 15’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

96.48°
14.36°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 71 Draconis star
Simplified finder chart for 71 Draconis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.72
Main-sequence

0.40
B9V
10795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 71 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 71 Draconis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

71 Draconis is distant 378.19 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

116.01
378.19
-19 km/s
0.01 arcsec/y
0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

71 Draconis
SAO18807
SAO18807

Visibility from Your Location

71 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 20:23 UTC (altitude: 79.1°)