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ο Draconis (omicron Draconis)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 34.92°   Az: 36.24°   Direction: North-East

ο Draconis is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Draco.

ο Draconis visual magnitude is 4.66. Because of its moderate brightness, ο 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 ο Draconis (omicron Draconis) star
DSS2 image of ο Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of ο Draconis during the next 10000 years (13.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 51m 34s
+59° 25’ 11”
16h 49m 19s
11h 40m 53s

J2000

18h 51m 12s
+59° 23’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

89.31°
23.14°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ο Draconis (omicron Draconis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.66
Giant

-0.31
G9III
4328K

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

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

Star System Properties

ο Draconis is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ο Draconis double sysyem:

4.66
8.06
3.4
34.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ο Draconis is distant 322.13 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

98.81
322.13
-20 km/s
0.079 arcsec/y
0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

ο Draconis
(omicron Draconis)
47 Draconis
SAO31218
SAO31218

Visibility from Your Location

ο Draconis (omicron Draconis) is circumpolar and transits at 23:51 UTC (altitude: 81.6°)