Alwaid

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Star
Alwaid (β Dra)
AladinLite
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Dragon
Right ascension 17 h 30 m 25.96 s
declination + 52 ° 18 ′ 5 ″
Apparent brightness 2.79 likes
Typing
B − V color index +0.98 
U − B color index +0.64 
R − I index +0.48 
Spectral class G2 II
Astrometry
Radial velocity (−20.7 ± 0.4) km / s
parallax (8.58 ± 0.10)  mas
distance (380.1 ± 4.4)  ly
(116.6 ± 1.4)  pc  
Visual absolute brightness M vis −2.54 mag
Proper movement 
Rec. Share: (−15.89 ± 0.09)  mas / a
Dec. portion: (12.28 ± 0.11)  mas / a
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Bayer name β Draconis
Flamsteed name 23 Draconis
Bonn survey BD + 52 ° 2065
Bright Star Catalog HR 6536 [1]
Henry Draper Catalog HD 159181 [2]
Hipparcos catalog HIP 85670 [3]
SAO catalog SAO 30429 [4]
annotation
  1. ↑ Calculated from apparent brightness and distance.

Alwaid is the proper name of the star β Draconis ( Beta Draconis). Alwaid belongs to the spectral class G2 and has an apparent brightness of +2.9 mag.

Alwaid is 360 light years away. Other names: Asuia, Rastaban (from Arabic رأس الثعبان, DMG raʾs aṯ-ṯuʿbān  'head of the serpent').

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Hipparcos catalog (ESA 1997)
  2. a b c Bright Star Catalog
  3. Pulkovo radial velocities for 35493 HIP stars
  4. a b c Hipparcos, the New Reduction (van Leeuwen, 2007)