 Based upon an annual parallax shift of 9.48 mas as measured from Earth, it is located around 340 light years from the Sun.At that distance, the visual magnitude of the star is diminished by an extinction factor of 0.02 due to interstellar dust.In Chinese, (), meaning "Left Wall of Purple Forbidden Enclosure", refers to an asterism consisting of υ Draconis, ι Draconis, η Draconis, ζ Draconis, θ Draconis, 73 Draconis, γ Cephei and 23 Cassiopeiae.