9 Draconis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 43.51°
Az: 33.16°
Direction: North-North-East
9 Draconis is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Draco.
9 Draconis visual magnitude is 5.32. Because of its faintness, 9 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 9 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 9 Draconis during the next
1000 years (-2.32 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.22 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for 9 Draconis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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Finder chart for 9 Draconis.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 9 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 9 Draconis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
9 Draconis is distant 576.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
9 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 03:35 UTC (altitude: 75.0°)