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Thuban - α Draconis (alpha Draconis)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 33.53°   Az: 334.50°   Direction: North-North-West

Thuban, also designated as α Draconis (alpha Draconis), is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Draco.

Thuban visual magnitude is 3.65. Because of its moderate brightness, Thuban 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 Thuban - α Draconis (alpha Draconis) star
DSS2 image of Thuban. The red arrow shows the motion of Thuban during the next 10000 years (-9.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

14h 05m 03s
+64° 15’ 28”
08h 17m 10s
22h 22m 13s

J2000

14h 04m 23s
+64° 22’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

110.52°
50.96°

Finder Chart

Finder chart Thuban - α Draconis (alpha Draconis) star
Simplified finder chart for Thuban - α Draconis (alpha Draconis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.65
Hypergiant

-1.23
A0III
10795K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Thuban is distant 308.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

94.70
308.71
-13 km/s
-0.055 arcsec/y
0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Thuban
α Draconis
(alpha Draconis)
11 Draconis
SAO16273
SAO16273

Visibility from Your Location

Thuban - α Draconis (alpha Draconis) is circumpolar and transits at 12:42 UTC (altitude: 77.2°)