Nearby star

Alsafi

Also Sigma Draconis · σ Dra · GJ 764

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An orange dwarf star in Draco, a little smaller and cooler than the Sun, visible to the naked eye.

Measured

Distance: 19 light-years
Constellation: Draco
Position (J2000): RA 19h 32m 21s, Dec +69.66°

How far, from the Sun

18.8 light-years. To cross it:

Light18.8 years
Voyager 1's speed334,000 years
Driving at 100 km/h203 million years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

Spectral type K0V (SIMBAD).
At magnitude 4.68 (V) it is visible to the naked eye.

Where this comes from

Gaia DR3 parallax 173.4939 ± 0.0748 mas, Gaia DR3 2261614264931057664 (Gaia Collaboration 2023, A&A 674, A1)
This research has made use of the SIMBAD database, CDS, Strasbourg, France (Wenger et al. 2000, A&AS 143, 9).
This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier).

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.