Star · B6III
Aldhibah
Aldhibah is a giant star of spectral type B6III in the constellation Draco, 416.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | ζ Dra · HIP 83895 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 416.7 light-years (127.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 3.17 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −2.36 |
| Spectral type | B6III |
| Surface temperature | 11,920 K |
| Luminosity | 1,420 L☉ |
| Radius | 8.83 R☉ |
| Mass | 7.22 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 08m 47.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +65° 42′ 53″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 29.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 3.17). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 24° S. North of latitude 24° 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 1609. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 7.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Aldhibah, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.36, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Dorado. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.