76 Draconis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 49.90°
Az: 353.32°
Direction: North
76 Draconis is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Draco.
76 Draconis visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its faintness, 76 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 76 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 76 Draconis during the next
10000 years (4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.83 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for 76 Draconis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 76 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 76 Draconis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
76 Draconis is distant 357.85 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
76 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 23:15 UTC (altitude: 63.5°)