Aldhibah
HIP 83895; Zeta Dra; 22 Dra
HIP 83895; Zeta Dra; 22 Dra
DoubleStar
Dra
Visible
Level 6
Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
3.17
Spectral Type
B6IV
Star Color
Blue-white
(B-V -0.12)
Distance
328.0 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
17h 08m 47.2s
Dec
+65° 42' 53.0"
Constellation
Dra
HR
6396
HIP
83895
Bayer
Zeta
Flamsteed
22 Dra
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Multiple Star System
Separation
0.1″
Companion Mag
4.2
Position Angle
33°
Star Colors
A: Blue-white
Discoverer
STA 1
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 0.1″ · PA: 33° · N up, E left
Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Spectral Classification
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Stellar Notes
Color excess E(B-V) = +0.03.
C1 neutral carbon continuum shows discontinuities in UV.
Aldhibah; Eldsib (rarely used).
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