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public  Fenghuang, China Fenghuang, China  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Shanghai
Sunrise: 4:58 
Transit: 12:01 
Sunset: 19:05
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μ Draconis (mu Draconis)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 12:14 | Tran: 22:12 | Set: 8:13
Alt: 30.02°   Az: 41.65°   Direction: North-East

μ Draconis is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Draco.

μ Draconis visual magnitude is 5.83. Because of its faintness, μ Draconis 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 μ Draconis (mu Draconis) star
DSS2 image of μ Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of μ Draconis 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’ 12”
18h 33m 22s
11h 39m 14s

J2000

17h 05m 19s
+54° 28’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

82.3°
37.02°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for μ Draconis (mu Draconis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.83
Main-sequence

3.68
F7V
10125K

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

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

Star System Properties

μ Draconis 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 μ Draconis double sysyem:

5.83
5.93
0.1
2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

μ Draconis is distant 87.92 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

26.97
87.92
-18 km/s
-0.073 arcsec/y
0.085"/y

Alternative Designations

μ Draconis
(mu Draconis)
21 Draconis
SAO30239
SAO30239
Wo 9584 B

Visibility from Your Location

Today's μ Draconis (mu Draconis) rise, transit and set times from Fenghuang, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 35.6°
Max altitude: 67.4°
Azimuth: 324.4°