H-Dra (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , h-Dra will become visible at around 17:57 (PST), 42° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 21:51 when it dips 19° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
H-Dra
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 16h56m02s [4] |
| Declination: | +65°08'06" [4] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.89 (V) [2] 5.45 (BT) [2] 4.94 (VT) [2] 4.75 (G) [4] 5.00 (BP) [4] 4.32 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 15.3 parsec 49.9 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.44 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 242.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 78.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 3.97 |
Sources