71 Draconis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 46.17°
Az: 318.15°
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.
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for 71 Draconis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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Finder chart for 71 Draconis.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 71 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell 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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
71 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 04:55 UTC (altitude: 79.1°)