Chi Draconis

χ Draconis
Location of χ Draconis (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Draco
Right ascension 18h 21m 03.38255s
Declination +72° 43 58.2518
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.570
Characteristics
Spectral type F7V / K0V
U−B color index −0.06
B−V color index +0.49
Variable type Suspected
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+32.4 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +531.21 mas/yr
Dec.: −349.71 mas/yr
Parallax (π)120.05±0.15 mas
Distance27.17 ± 0.03 ly
(8.33 ± 0.01 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)4.04
Orbit
Primaryχ Dra Aa
Companionχ Dra Ab
Period (P)0.7680599±0.000061 yr
Semi-major axis (a)0.1244±0.0011
Eccentricity (e)0.428±0.012
Inclination (i)74.42±0.58°
Longitude of the node (Ω)230.30±0.51°
Periastron epoch (T)1,984.8324±0.0026
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
119.3±1.1°
Details
χ Dra Aa
Mass1.029±0.026 M
Radius1.20±0.09 R
Luminosity1.86 L
Temperature6,150±150 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.41 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)11 km/s
Age5.3 Gyr
χ Dra Ab
Mass0.748±0.017 M
Radius0.73±0.11 R
Luminosity0.29 L
Temperature4,940±200 K
Other designations
χ Dra, 44 Dra, BD+72°839, FK5 695, Gl 713, HD 170153, HIP 89937, HR 6927, LHS 3379, LTT 15438, SAO 9087, NSV 10749
Database references
SIMBADdata

Chi Draconis (χ Dra, χ Draconis, Chi Draconis) is a magnitude 3.6 binary star in the constellation Draco. It also has the Flamsteed designation 44 Draconis. At a distance of 27 light-years, it is one of the 200 or so closest stars.