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public  Nilombot, Philippines Nilombot, Philippines  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Manila
Sunrise: 5:34 
Transit: 12:03 
Sunset: 18:33
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9 Draconis

Above the horizon.  Rise: 8:54 | Tran: 17:36 | Set: 2:19
Alt: 38.53°   Az: 7.88°   Direction: North

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.

Image of 9 Draconis star
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

13h 00m 53s
+66° 27’ 36”
22h 57m 41s
11h 58m 34s

J2000

12h 59m 55s
+66° 35’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

121.6°
50.51°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.32
Giant

-0.92
K2III
4139K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 9 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR 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.

176.99
576.99
-30 km/s
-0.139 arcsec/y
-0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO15960
SAO15960

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 9 Draconis rise, transit and set times from Nilombot, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 23.5°
Max altitude: 39.6°
Azimuth: 336.5°