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Alrakis - μ Draconis (mu Draconis)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 42.54°   Az: 51.68°   Direction: North-East

Alrakis, also designated as μ Draconis (mu Draconis), is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Draco.

Alrakis visual magnitude is 5.8. Because of its faintness, Alrakis 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 Alrakis - μ Draconis (mu Draconis) star
DSS2 image of Alrakis. The red arrow shows the motion of Alrakis during the next 10000 years (-12.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 14.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 05m 51s
+54° 26’ 14”
18h 25m 08s
11h 30m 59s

J2000

17h 05m 19s
+54° 28’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

82.3°
37.02°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Alrakis - μ Draconis (mu Draconis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.8
Main-sequence

3.97
F7V
6481K

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

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

Star System Properties

Alrakis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the Alrakis double sysyem:

5.8
5.9
0.1
2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Alrakis is distant 75.81 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

23.26
75.81
-15 km/s
-0.073 arcsec/y
0.085"/y

Alternative Designations

Alrakis
μ Draconis
(mu Draconis)
21 Draconis
SAO30239
SAO30239
Wo 9584 A

Visibility from Your Location

Alrakis - μ Draconis (mu Draconis) is circumpolar and transits at 07:07 UTC (altitude: 87.0°)