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ω Draconis (omega Draconis)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 30.48°   Az: 355.57°   Direction: North

ω Draconis is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Draco.

ω Draconis visual magnitude is 4.8. Because of its moderate brightness, ω 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 ω Draconis (omega Draconis) star
DSS2 image of ω Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of ω Draconis during the next 1000 years (0.03 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.38 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 36m 48s
+68° 44’ 38”
11h 17m 39s
04h 54m 27s

J2000

17h 36m 57s
+68° 45’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

99.08°
31.87°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ω Draconis (omega Draconis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.8
Main-sequence

2.95
F5V
6724K

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

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

Star System Properties

ω Draconis is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ω Draconis double sysyem:

4.8
13.1
8.3
72.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ω Draconis is distant 76.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

23.46
76.49
-14 km/s
0.002 arcsec/y
0.323"/y

Alternative Designations

ω Draconis
(omega Draconis)
28 Draconis
SAO17576
SAO17576

Visibility from Your Location

ω Draconis (omega Draconis) is circumpolar and transits at 07:38 UTC (altitude: 72.7°)