Star profile
68 Draco
What is 68 Draco
68 Draconis glides 158 light-years away within the long winding figure of the Dragon, a circumpolar constellation that never sets below the horizon at northern mid-latitudes. Of class F, yellow-white and somewhat hotter than the Sun, it stands out for its notably high proper motion: it drifts across the sky faster than most of its apparent neighbours, quietly betraying its relative closeness compared with the distant background of fainter stars.
Where it is and when to see it
68 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 September, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never sets and culminates about 79° up.
- From New York it never sets and culminates about 69° up.
- From Sydney it never rises above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 28° S.
It ranks no. 87 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 160 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 68 Draco
- Constellation
- Draco
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.70
- Distance
- 157.7 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 302.895° · Dec 62.079°
- Catalogue
- HIP 99500 · HD 192455
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Other stars in Draco
Draco has 122 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- EltaninGamma Draco2.24
- AthebyneEta Draco2.73
- RastabanBeta Draco2.79
- 48 Draco5.67
- HIP 1003575.69
- HIP 849505.69
- 71 Draco5.71
- HIP 597465.72