Star profile

4 Draco

Variable star

3D likeness based on its real data · class M · ~3,200 K

What is 4 Draco

4 Draconis is an M-type variable red giant some 621 light-years away, nested within the long coils of Draco. Its cooled atmosphere modulates its brightness near magnitude 5.01, right at the edge of unaided perception. Far from the bustle of Cygnus and the Great Bear, it pulses slowly in a region of sky where the mythical dragon wraps the Little Bear in its folds of faint stars.

Where it is and when to see it

4 Draco lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is February: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.

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Astronomical data for 4 Draco

Constellation: Draco
Apparent magnitude: 5.01
Distance: 621.3 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 187.528° · Dec 69.201°
Catalogue: HIP 60998 · HD 108907

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Other stars in Draco

Draco has 122 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 122 stars in Draco