Star profile

59 Draco

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

What is 59 Draco

59 Draconis coils with the northern dragon, about 89 light-years away —remarkably close for a Flamsteed-numbered star. White and A-type, it burns young and hot above the polar reaches of the sky. Compared with the Sun, its light arrives bluer, like a glint of ice descending the Dragon's spine.

Where it is and when to see it

59 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 65° up.
From New York it never sets and culminates about 54° up.
From Sydney it never rises above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 13° S.

It ranks no. 48 in brightness among the 122 stars of Draco in our catalogue. To find it, start from Eltanin, the brightest: it lies about 26° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 89 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 59 Draco

Constellation: Draco
Apparent magnitude: 5.11
Distance: 89.1 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 287.291° · Dec 76.561°
Catalogue: HIP 94083 · HD 180777

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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