Orange giant · Draco

Edasich

Also known as: ι Draconis (ι Dra), HIP 75458

mag 3.3100 light-years

About

Edasich (ι Draconis) is an orange giant of magnitude 3.3 in Draco, about 100 light-years away.

Edasich is in the constellation Draco.
Best evenings: around late June it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from north of 21° S.

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EyesVisible from the suburbs on a clear night, but lost in bright city skies.
Binoculars (10×50)A sharp point; binoculars bring out its colour and the fainter stars around it.
Telescope (6–8 inch)Still a point of light at any magnification — stars are too far away to show a disc. Low in the sky, bright stars twinkle and flash colours.

Stars look the same in any instrument: brighter and sharper, but never bigger.

Proper name	Edasich
Designation	ι Draconis (ι Dra)
Hipparcos number	HIP 75458
Type	Orange giant
Spectral type	K2III
Colour	Pale orangeB−V colour index 1.17
Magnitude	3.3The smaller the number, the brighter.
Distance	100 light-yearsThe light you see left it around 1930.
Proper motion	0.019″ per year across the sky
Constellation	Draco
Right ascension (J2000)	15h 24m 55.8s
Declination (J2000)	+58° 57′ 58″

Star data: HYG Database by David Nash, CC BY-SA 4.0. All data sources →