45 Draconis

45 Draconis
Location of 45 Dra (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Draco
Right ascension 18h 32m 34.52259s
Declination +57° 02′ 44.1458″
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.78
Characteristics
Spectral type F7Ib
B−V color index +0.59
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−12.50 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 0.068 mas/yr
Dec.: −7.961 mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.0200±0.0583 mas
Distance3,200 ± 200 ly
(980 ± 60 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−3.5
Details
Mass8.2 M
Radius102 R
Luminosity12,700 L
Surface gravity (log g)2.1 - 2.4 cgs
Temperature6,151 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.04 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)10 km/s
Age33 Myr
Other designations
d Draconis, 45 Dra, BD+56°2113, FK5 3475, HD 171635, HIP 90905, HR 6978, SAO 31039
Database references
SIMBADdata

45 Draconis is a single star located in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco, around 3,200 light years from the Earth. 45 Draconis is the Flamsteed designation, while it has the Bayer designation of d Draconis. This object is visible to the naked eye as a faint, yellow-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.78. Radial velocity measurements indicate it is moving closer to the Sun at the rate of −12.5 km/s.

This star has a stellar classification of F7Ib, matching an F-type supergiant. It is approximately 33 million years old with 8.2 times the mass of the Sun and about 102 times the Sun's radius. The star is radiating 12,700 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 6,151 K.