Star profile

54 Draco

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is 54 Draco

54 Draconis lies 165 light-years away, along the winding tail of the circumpolar Dragon, the constellation that never sets from northern latitudes. It is a K-type star with a warm orange tint, cooler than the Sun yet steady enough to remain visible throughout the entire night from mid-northern latitudes. One of those stars rarely called by name —and yet, it has been quietly overhead since long before Flamsteed ever catalogued it.

Where it is and when to see it

54 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 84° up.
From New York it never sets and culminates about 73° up.
From Sydney it never rises above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 32° S.

It ranks no. 40 in brightness among the 122 stars of Draco in our catalogue. To find it, start from Eltanin, the brightest: it lies about 13° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 170 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 54 Draco

Constellation: Draco
Apparent magnitude: 5.00
Distance: 165.2 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 288.480° · Dec 57.705°
Catalogue: HIP 94490 · HD 180610

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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