Upsilon Draconis

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Upsilon Draconis
Observation data
ICRS
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Constellation Draco
Right ascension 18h 54m 23.85632s[1]
Declination +71° 17′ 49.8906″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.827[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K0 III[3]
U−B color index +1.10[4]
B−V color index +1.15[4]
Distance
340 ± 20 ly
(105 ± 5 pc)
Absolute bolometric
magnitude
 (Mbol)
−0.70[2]
Semi-amplitude
(K1)
(primary)
6.0 km/s
Details
Gyr
HR 7180, SAO 9283[8]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Upsilon Draconis (υ Dra) is a

interstellar dust.[9]

In

This is a single-lined

K-type giant star with a stellar classification of K0 III.[3] It is a suspected barium star, which may indicate the orbiting companion, component B, is a white dwarf star.[11]

The measured

mass of the Sun.[6] The star is radiating 170 times the solar luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,561 K.[6]

References