How to see it
55 Dra has a visual magnitude of about 6.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 55 Dra: right ascension 19h 9m 46s, declination +65° 58′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
55 Dra. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 94140, HD 179933, Gaia DR3 2254586873803560064. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2254586873803560064
- HIP
- 94140
- HD
- 179933
- gaia_dr3
- 2254586873803560064
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 55 Dra
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.26