Star profile

49 Draco

3D likeness based on its real data · class G · ~5,500 K

What is 49 Draco

49 Draconis belongs to the northern dragon, about 492 light-years away. Though it shares the broad G classification with the Sun, it is more evolved and considerably more luminous: a yellow giant, not a small dwarf companion. Its golden light arrives filtered through centuries of travel, surfacing discreetly among the Dragon's polar coils.

Where it is and when to see it

49 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 August, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it never sets and culminates about 86° up.
From New York it never sets and culminates about 75° up.
From Sydney it culminates about 1° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 34° S.

It ranks no. 75 in brightness among the 122 stars of Draco in our catalogue. To find it, start from Eltanin, the brightest: it lies about 10° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 490 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 49 Draco

Constellation: Draco
Apparent magnitude: 5.51
Distance: 492.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 285.181° · Dec 55.658°
Catalogue: HIP 93340 · HD 177249

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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