Taiyi - 8 Draconis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 30.96° Az: 18.64° Direction: North-North-East

Taiyi, also designated as 8 Draconis , is a hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Draco.

Taiyi visual magnitude is 5.24. Because of its faintness, Taiyi 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.

DSS2 image of Taiyi. The red arrow shows the motion of Taiyi during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 56m 28s

Declination +65° 18’ 05”

Hour Angle 14h 43m 56s

Sidereal Time 03h 40m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 55m 28s

Declination +65° 26’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 122.26°

Galactic Latitude 51.68°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Taiyi - 8 Draconis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.24

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 2.94

Spectral Type F0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.28

Temperature 7591K

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

H-R diagram showing the position of Taiyi. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Taiyi is distant 94.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 28.84

Distance (light year) 94.03

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.029"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Taiyi

Flamsteed designation 8 Draconis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD112429

SAO Catalogue SAO15941

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP63076

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+66 778

FK5 Catalogue 486

Visibility from Your Location

Taiyi - 8 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 21:28 UTC (altitude: 76.2°)

Set Location

Other stars in Draco