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ψ1 Draconis (psi1 Draconis)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 48.67°   Az: 27.65°   Direction: North-North-East

ψ1 Draconis is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Draco.

ψ1 Draconis visual magnitude is 5.79. Because of its faintness, ψ1 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 ψ1 Draconis (psi1 Draconis) star
DSS2 image of ψ1 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of ψ1 Draconis during the next 1000 years (0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.63 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 41m 31s
+72° 08’ 44”
18h 07m 24s
11h 48m 55s

J2000

17h 41m 57s
+72° 09’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

102.98°
31.03°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ψ1 Draconis (psi1 Draconis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.79
Hypergiant

4.05
G0V
6256K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ψ1 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of ψ1 Draconis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

ψ1 Draconis is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ψ1 Draconis double sysyem:

5.79
6.99
1.2
30.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ψ1 Draconis is distant 72.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

22.32
72.77
-10 km/s
0.03 arcsec/y
-0.278"/y

Alternative Designations

ψ1 Draconis
(psi1 Draconis)
31 Draconis
SAO8891
SAO8891
Gl 694.1B

Visibility from Your Location

ψ1 Draconis (psi1 Draconis) is circumpolar and transits at 01:33 UTC (altitude: 69.3°)