Star · F5V
36 Dra
36 Dra is a main-sequence star of spectral type F5V in the constellation Draco, 75.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | Gl 708.1 · HIP 89348 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 75.5 light-years (23.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.99 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.17 |
| Spectral type | F5V |
| Surface temperature | 6,670 K |
| Luminosity | 4.6 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.6 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.46 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 13m 53.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +64° 23′ 50″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 53.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.99). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 26° S. North of latitude 26° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1950. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 36 Dra, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.65, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Dorado. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- PSO J280.2973+63.2600 4.56 light-years
- WISE J173859.27+614242.1 6.91 light-years
- WISE J173623.03+605920.2 7.21 light-years
- ω Dra 7.84 light-years
- GJ 4021B 8.00 light-years
- SDSS J171714.10+652622.2 8.84 light-years
- WISEPA J171717.02+612859.3 9.29 light-years
- GJ 4037 9.46 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.