40-Dra (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , 40-Dra is very well placed – it is close enough to the north celestial pole that it is high above the horizon all night.
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Name
40-Dra
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 18h00m03s [4] |
| Declination: | +80°00'05" [4] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.95 (V) [2] 6.55 (BT) [2] 6.00 (VT) [2] 5.93 (G) [4] 6.18 (BP) [4] 5.51 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 44.6 parsec 145.3 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.47 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 140.5 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 20.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.70 |
Sources