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Edasich - ι Draconis (iota Draconis)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 21.49°   Az: 349.34°   Direction: North

Edasich, also designated as ι Draconis (iota Draconis), is a variable and double giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Draco.

Edasich visual magnitude is 3.29. Because of its moderate brightness, Edasich 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 Edasich - ι Draconis (iota Draconis) star
DSS2 image of Edasich. The red arrow shows the motion of Edasich during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 25m 29s
+58° 52’ 48”
10h 42m 10s
02h 07m 39s

J2000

15h 24m 55s
+58° 57’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

93.97°
48.63°

Finder Chart

Finder chart Edasich - ι Draconis (iota Draconis) star
Simplified finder chart for Edasich - ι Draconis (iota Draconis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.29
Giant

0.81
K2III
4389K

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

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

Star System Properties

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

3.29
8.99
5.7
254.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Edasich is distant 102.13 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

31.33
102.13
-11 km/s
-0.009 arcsec/y
0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Edasich
ι Draconis
(iota Draconis)
12 Draconis
SAO29520
SAO29520

Visibility from Your Location

Edasich - ι Draconis (iota Draconis) is circumpolar and transits at 15:37 UTC (altitude: 82.6°)