Star · Orange-red · Draco

Eltanin

33 Dra · HIP 87833

Above the horizon all nightHighest after dark 20:20 · west · 68°

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Where is Eltanin?

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Look west, about 68° up at 20:20 in Draco.

From London tonight, Eltanin is above the horizon all night. It’s highest soon after dark, around 20:20, in the west at 68°.

At magnitude 2.2 it is visible by eye, even from many towns, when the sky is clear.

This is position and timing only: clouds, haze and light pollution aren’t included.

Eltanin looks orange-red to the eye (color is easier to see in binoculars). Its spectral type is K5III: orange giant (cooler than the Sun).

A orange-red point of light, visible even from many towns when it’s clear.

Brighter, and its orange-red color is easier to see.

Still a point of light: no amateur telescope shows a star’s surface.

What you’re likely to see, not what a space telescope photographs. General guidance from catalog brightness and size, not a forecast for tonight.

Eltanin is a star in Draco, shining at magnitude 2.2. Its spectral type, K5III, marks it as: orange giant (cooler than the Sun).

Sources: SkyMate; Wikidata (CC0). Positions computed for your place and time with astronomy-engine. Data & Licences