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Your location: Columbus, United States
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Latitude:
39.9625
Longitude:
-83.0061

Double Star 17053+5428 Observation Details

17053+5428

17053+5428 Daily Motion

17053+5428 is circumpolar, never setting below the horizon and always visible in the night sky from your location. However, it will change its position significantly, moving 71 degrees over time. You can find the best times to observe 17053+5428, when it reaches its highest elevation, in the annual motion section.
17053+5428 will be visible throughout the entire year. However, it will change its position significantly, moving 71 degrees over time. You can find the best times to observe 17053+5428, when it reaches its highest elevation, in the annual motion section.

17053+5428 Visibility Timetable on May 09

17053+5428 Rise and Set Timetable

TimeElevation
17053+5428 is always above the horizon
Moon Rise, 87.4% illuminated17:006°
Sunset20:3224°
Civil sunset21:0428°
Astrosession begin22:2139°
17053+5428 is always above the horizon
17053+5428 transit03:2775°
Astrosession end04:3572°
Moon Set04:4571°
Civil sunrise05:5262°
Sunrise06:2357°

Track 17053+5428 Position Throughout the Night

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17053+5428 Star System Description

17053+5428 is Quadruple Star System located in constellation Draco at coordinates RA: 17h 05m 20s", Dec: 54° 28' 14s.
The primary component has a magnitude of 5.66, while the secondary component has a magnitude of 5.69. They are separated by 4.4 arcseconds at a position angle of 232 degrees. The brightness difference between the two components is 0.03 magnitudes, with the primary component being approximately 1 times brighter than the secondary.
Below is a table with star system details from the Washington Double Star (WDS) Catalog. This catalog is a comprehensive source of information on double and multiple star systems, providing key data on the positions, magnitudes, and separations of stellar components.

Technical Details of Star System 17053+5428

Property Value
Star System Identifier 17053+5428
System Type Quadruple Star System
Primary Star mu Dra
Right Ascension (RA) 17.08894 (17h 05m 20s")
Declination (Dec) 54.47064 (54° 28' 14s)
Magnitude (Primary) 5.66
Magnitude (Secondary) 5.69
Spectral Type (Primary/Secondary) F7V
Separation (Arcseconds) 4.4
Position Angle 232°
Discovery Year 1779
Last Observed 2022
Primary Proper Motion (Ra, Dec) -068+089
Secondary Proper Motion (Ra, Dec) -068+089
Number of Observations 835

17053+5428 Components

ComponentMagnitudeSeparation (arcseconds)Position Angle
AB5.694.4232
AC13.713.8179
BC13.712.3191

The data presented in this table is sourced from the Washington Double Star (WDS) Catalog, a comprehensive repository of double and multiple star system information maintained by the U.S. Naval Observatory. We thank the WDS team for their continued efforts in providing accurate and detailed astronomical data.

Finder Chart for mu Dra

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Object name17053+5428
Field of view
Limiting magnitude
17053+5428 coordinates17.08894, 54.47064
Center coordinates17.08894, 54.47064

17053+5428 Passage Through Night

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Current position of 17053+5428

Time20:42
Latitude39.9625
Longitude-83.0061
17053+5428 elevation26°
17053+5428 Azimuth-39°
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Annual motion of 17053+5428

Time
DateSat, 10 May 2025
Twighlight start22:22
Twighlight end04:32
Twighlight duration6h 10m
Rise17053+5428 is always up
Set17053+5428 is always up
Elevation at transit75°
Transit time03:23
Equatorial coordinatesRA: 17h 05m 20s", Dec: 54° 28' 14s
Magnitude6
ConstellationDraco
The graph illustrates the annual visibility pattern of a 17053+5428, providing a comprehensive overview of its daily appearances and transit times throughout the year.
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the 17053+5428 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.