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74 Draconis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 59.63°   Az: 353.99°   Direction: North

74 Draconis is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Draco.

74 Draconis visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its faintness, 74 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 74 Draconis star
DSS2 image of 74 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 74 Draconis during the next 1000 years (1.07 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.70 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 27m 54s
+81° 10’ 28”
01h 20m 41s
21h 48m 36s

J2000

20h 29m 27s
+81° 05’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

114.11°
23.16°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 74 Draconis star
Simplified finder chart for 74 Draconis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.96
Hypergiant

1.96
K0III
4943K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 74 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 74 Draconis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

74 Draconis is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 74 Draconis double sysyem:

5.96
9.16
3.2
209 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

74 Draconis is distant 205.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

62.97
205.29
-14 km/s
0.064 arcsec/y
0.222"/y

Alternative Designations

74 Draconis
SAO3413
SAO3413

Visibility from Your Location

74 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 21:10 UTC (altitude: 60.3°)