η-Dra (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , η-Dra is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 17:29 (EST), 40° above your north-western horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:45, 32° above your north-eastern horizon.
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Name
η-Dra
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 16h23m59s [6] |
| Declination: | +61°30'52" [6] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.73 (V) [3] 3.89 (BT) [2] 2.83 (VT) [2] 2.49 (G) [6] 3.30 (BP) [6] 2.20 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 28.0 parsec 91.3 lightyrs [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.91 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 59.4 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 344.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.49 |
Sources