Star profile

Chi Draco

Nearby star

3D likeness based on its real data · class F · ~6,500 K

What is Chi Draco

Chi Draconis lies just 26.3 light-years from the Sun, placing it among the genuinely nearby stars of the catalogue. A type-F star slightly hotter than our own, it marks one of the coils in the body of the Dragon that winds between the two Bears. Its closeness made it a recurring target of early parallax measurements and searches for stellar companions.

Where it is and when to see it

Chi 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 December, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it never sets and culminates about 69° up.
From New York it never sets and culminates about 58° up.
From Sydney it never rises above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 17° S.

It ranks no. 7 in brightness among the 122 stars of Draco in our catalogue. To find it, start from Eltanin, the brightest: it lies about 21° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 26 years ago.

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Astronomical data for Chi Draco

Constellation: Draco
Apparent magnitude: 3.55
Distance: 26.3 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 275.261° · Dec 72.733°
Catalogue: HIP 89937 · HD 170153

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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