Star · K2V
40 Dra
40 Dra is a main-sequence star of spectral type K2V in the constellation Draco, 145.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 88127 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 145.4 light-years (44.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.11 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.86 |
| Spectral type | K2V |
| Surface temperature | 6,300 K |
| Luminosity | 6.2 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.09 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.58 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 00m 03.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +80° 00′ 03″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 29.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.11). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 10° S. North of latitude 10° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1881. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 40 Dra, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.08, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Mensa. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.