Draconis

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Draconis
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Eltanin
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 2.24
gptkbp:BayerDesignation gptkb:Gamma_Draconis
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:ADS_11061_A
gptkb:BD+51_2262
gptkb:FK5_670
gptkb:GC_24613
gptkb:HD_164058
gptkb:HIP_87833
gptkb:HR_6705
gptkb:SAO_30455
gptkb:WDS_J17566+5129A
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Draco
gptkbp:declination +51° 29′ 20″
gptkbp:diameter 48 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy ancient astronomers
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 154 light years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Draconis
gptkbp:luminosity 471 solar luminosities
gptkbp:mass 1.7 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity -0.14
gptkbp:notableFor used in navigation
brightest star in Draco
was near the north celestial pole around 4,000 BC
gptkbp:parallax 0.10 mas
21.14 mas
gptkbp:properMotionRA -11.85 mas/yr
-17.87 mas/yr
gptkbp:rightAscension 17h 56m 36.4s
gptkbp:spectralType K5III
gptkbp:temperature 3,900 K
gptkbp:variableStar no
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Draco
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5