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Giausar - λ Draconis (lambda Draconis)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 47.22°   Az: 328.47°   Direction: North-North-West

Giausar, also designated as λ Draconis (lambda Draconis), is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Draco.

Giausar visual magnitude is 3.84. Because of its moderate brightness, Giausar 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 Giausar - λ Draconis (lambda Draconis) star
DSS2 image of Giausar. The red arrow shows the motion of Giausar during the next 10000 years (-6.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

11h 32m 50s
+69° 11’ 40”
05h 57m 15s
17h 30m 06s

J2000

11h 31m 24s
+69° 19’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

132.98°
46.2°

Finder Chart

Finder chart Giausar - λ Draconis (lambda Draconis) star
Simplified finder chart for Giausar - λ Draconis (lambda Draconis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.84
Hypergiant

-1.21
M0III
3622K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Giausar is distant 334.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

102.46
334.02
7 km/s
-0.039 arcsec/y
-0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Giausar
λ Draconis
(lambda Draconis)
SAO15532
SAO15532

Visibility from Your Location

Giausar - λ Draconis (lambda Draconis) is circumpolar and transits at 11:53 UTC (altitude: 72.3°)