45 Draconis

45 Draconis
Location of 45 Dra (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Draco
Right ascension 18h 32m 34.52197s
Declination +57° 02 44.1416
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: 0.400 mas/yr
Dec.: 7.674 mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.9287±0.0913 mas
Distance3,500 ± 300 ly
(1,100 ± 100 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)3.5
Details
Mass8.2 M
Radius62 R
Luminosity5,450 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 3,500 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.

Lyubimkov et al. (2012) assigned this star 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 62 times the Sun's radius. The star is radiating 5,450 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 6,151 K.