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39 Draco

3D likeness based on its real data · class A · ~8,500 K

What is 39 Draco

39 Draconis lies among the coils of the circumpolar dragon, the creature that never sets for northern observers. It is a white A-class star a little over one hundred and eighty light-years away, with a surface roughly twice as hot as the Sun’s. Its modest glow makes it a quiet link in the winding body of Draco, one of the largest constellations in the whole sky.

Where it is and when to see it

39 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 July: 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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The signature wall

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A signature without a lock can be replaced by someone else's. The lock makes the signature permanent and lets you choose a symbolic name for the star, always shown next to the star's catalogue identifier. How the lock works

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A public signature from a real person. The chosen name is a symbolic denomination within Stelvia, with no official standing or IAU recognition: the sky is not for sale and belongs to no one.

Astronomical data for 39 Draco

Constellation
Draco
Apparent magnitude
4.98
Distance
184.2 light years
Coordinates (J2000)
RA 275.978° · Dec 58.801°
Catalogue
HIP 90156 · HD 170073

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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