D-Dra (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , d-Dra will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 55° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 22:32 when it dips 19° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
D-Dra
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 18h32m34s [4] |
| Declination: | +57°02'44" [4] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 4.77 (V) [2] 5.52 (BT) [2] 4.83 (VT) [2] 4.60 (G) [4] 4.93 (BP) [4] 4.14 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 980.4 parsec 3196.0 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.58 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 8.0 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 179.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.19 |
Sources