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μ Draconis (mu Draconis)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 17.85°   Az: 14.62°   Direction: North-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’ 13”
13h 37m 34s
06h 43m 26s

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

μ Draconis (mu Draconis) is circumpolar and transits at 01:29 UTC (altitude: 87.0°)