Star profile

10 Draco

Variable star

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

What is 10 Draco

10 Draconis burns 372 light-years away, in a corner of the Dragon where the northern sky seems to pause. It is an M-type giant whose light shifts gently, as if breathing. Its amber hue stands apart from the whiter stars sketching the winding spine of Draco —the figure that, in old Norse lore, coiled around the axis of the world.

Where it is and when to see it

10 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, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it never sets and culminates about 77° up.
From New York it never sets and culminates about 66° up.
From Sydney it never rises above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 25° S.

It ranks no. 19 in brightness among the 122 stars of Draco in our catalogue. To find it, start from Eltanin, the brightest: it lies about 33° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 370 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 10 Draco

Constellation: Draco
Apparent magnitude: 4.58
Distance: 371.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 207.858° · Dec 64.723°
Catalogue: HIP 67627 · HD 121130

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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