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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:06 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:47
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75 Draconis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 43.52°   Az: 4.38°   Direction: North

75 Draconis is a multiple giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Draco.

75 Draconis visual magnitude is 5.46. Because of its faintness, 75 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 75 Draconis star
DSS2 image of 75 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 75 Draconis during the next 10000 years (5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 26m 31s
+81° 30’ 26”
13h 28m 05s
09h 54m 37s

J2000

20h 28m 14s
+81° 25’ 22”

Galactic Coordinates

114.41°
23.36°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 75 Draconis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.46
Giant

-0.27
G9III
4695K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 75 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 75 Draconis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

75 Draconis is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 75 Draconis double sysyem:

5.46
6.76
1.3
197.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

75 Draconis is distant 455.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

139.86
455.94
-6 km/s
0.033 arcsec/y
0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

75 Draconis
SAO3408
SAO3408

Visibility from Your Location

75 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 04:45 UTC (altitude: 60.0°)