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Aldhibah - ζ Draconis (zeta Draconis)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 31.56°   Az: 18.99°   Direction: North-North-East

Aldhibah, also designated as ζ Draconis (zeta Draconis), is a giant star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Draco.

Aldhibah visual magnitude is 3.17. Because of its moderate brightness, Aldhibah is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of Aldhibah - ζ Draconis (zeta Draconis) star
DSS2 image of Aldhibah. The red arrow shows the motion of Aldhibah during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 08m 51s
+65° 41’ 03”
14h 49m 17s
07h 58m 09s

J2000

17h 08m 47s
+65° 42’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

96.01°
35.04°

Finder Chart

Finder chart Aldhibah - ζ Draconis (zeta Draconis) star
Simplified finder chart for Aldhibah - ζ Draconis (zeta Draconis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.17
Giant

-1.92
B6III
11920K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Aldhibah is distant 339.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

104.17
339.58
-17 km/s
-0.02 arcsec/y
0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Aldhibah
ζ Draconis
(zeta Draconis)
22 Draconis
SAO17365
SAO17365

Visibility from Your Location

Aldhibah - ζ Draconis (zeta Draconis) is circumpolar and transits at 17:16 UTC (altitude: 75.8°)