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TimezoneEurope/Athens
Sunrise: 6:21 
Transit: 13:40 
Sunset: 20:58
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ε Draconis (epsilon Draconis)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 42.33°   Az: 334.49°   Direction: North-North-West

ε Draconis is a variable and double giant star of spectral class G7 in the constellation of Draco.

ε Draconis visual magnitude is 3.83. Because of its moderate brightness, ε Draconis 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 ε Draconis (epsilon Draconis) star
DSS2 image of ε Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Draconis during the next 10000 years (13.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 48m 04s
+70° 19’ 56”
04h 44m 16s
00h 32m 20s

J2000

19h 48m 10s
+70° 16’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

102.43°
20.83°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ε Draconis (epsilon Draconis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.83
Giant

0.58
G7III
5023K

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

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

Star System Properties

ε Draconis 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 ε Draconis double sysyem:

3.83
7.03
3.2
3.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Draconis is distant 145.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

44.64
145.54
3 km/s
0.082 arcsec/y
0.037"/y

Alternative Designations

ε Draconis
(epsilon Draconis)
63 Draconis
SAO9540
SAO9540

Visibility from Your Location

ε Draconis (epsilon Draconis) is circumpolar and transits at 22:58 UTC (altitude: 58.3°)