Fafnir (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Fafnir is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:45 (PST), 40° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 21:23 when it dips 19° above your north-western horizon. At 05:20, it will return to an altitude of 19° above your northern horizon, and reach an altitude of 20° before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:36.

Name Fafnir
Object type Star
Other names
Fafnir
42-Dra
42 Draconis
HR 6945[1]
HD 170693
HIP 90344[3]
TYC 4222-2311-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 2256800156349110528[4]
Position
Right ascension:18h25m59s [4]
Declination:+65°33'48" [4]
Constellation:Draco
Magnitude:4.83 (V) [2]
6.34 (BT) [2]
4.96 (VT) [2]
4.45 (G) [4]
5.07 (BP) [4]
3.69 (RP) [4]
Distance:90.4 parsec
294.9 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):1.18
Proper motion (speed):109.2 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):104.2°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.05

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