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υ Draconis (upsilon Draconis)

Altitude: 69.4°   Azimuth: 348.8°   Direction: North

υ Draconis is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Draco.

υ Draconis visual magnitude is 4.82. Because of its moderate brightness, υ Draconis should be easily visible from locations with dark skies, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of υ Draconis is 0.049 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.044 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of υ Draconis (upsilon Draconis) star
DSS2 image of υ Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of υ Draconis during the next 10000 years (8.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about υ Draconis

4.82
Hypergiant

υ Draconis (upsilon Draconis) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 69.4°
Azimuth: 348.8°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of υ Draconis

υ Draconis is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of υ Draconis are provided in the following table:

18h 54m 23s
+71° 17’ 49”
102.15°
25.36°
Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of υ Draconis in the sky:

Finder chart υ Draconis (upsilon Draconis) star
Simplified finder chart for υ Draconis (upsilon Draconis).

Visibility of υ Draconis from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

υ Draconis (upsilon Draconis) is circumpolar and transits at 07:05 UTC (altitude: 70.2°)

Distance of υ Draconis from the Sun and relative movement

υ Draconis is distant 344.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

105.60 pc
344.24 ly
-7 km/s
0.049 arcsec/year
0.044 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of υ Draconis

υ Draconis belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

-0.30
K0III
4409K

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

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

Alternative designations of υ Draconis

υ Draconis
(upsilon Draconis)
52 Draconis
SAO9283
SAO9283