σ-Dra (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , σ-Dra is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 17:27 (EST), 57° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:29, 24° above your northern horizon.
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Name
σ-Dra
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 19h32m23s [4] |
| Declination: | +69°39'12" [4] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.68 (V) [2] 5.66 (BT) [2] 4.76 (VT) [2] 4.45 (G) [4] 4.86 (BP) [4] 3.87 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 5.8 parsec 18.8 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.77 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 1.84 arcsec/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 161.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 5.87 |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.