Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Hercules |
Right ascension | 16h 47m 46.41942s [2] |
Declination | +05° 14′ 48.2789″ [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.22 [3] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | A1 Vp Si [4] or B9p Cr [5] |
U−B color index | +0.005 [6] |
B−V color index | −0.025 [6] |
Variable type | α2 CVn [7] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −16.1±2 [8] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −18.802 [2] mas/yr Dec.: −38.735 [2] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 8.1955 ± 0.2169 mas [2] |
Distance | 400 ± 10 ly (122 ± 3 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.18 [9] |
Details | |
Mass | 2.85±0.11 [10] M☉ |
Radius | 4.86 [11] R☉ |
Luminosity | 120.06 [9] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 3.00 [12] cgs |
Temperature | 9,333 [12] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.10 [12] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 44 [13] km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
45 Herculis is a solitary [15] variable star in the northern constellation Hercules. It has the Bayer designation l Herculis and the variable star designation V776 Herculis. The Flamsteed designation for this star comes from the publication Historia Coelestis Britannica by John Flamsteed. It is the 45th star in Flamsteed list of stars in the constellation Hercules, and is visible to the naked eye with a baseline apparent visual magnitude of 5.22. [3] Parallax measurements show this star to be about 400 light-years away from the Solar System. [2] It is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −16 km/s. [8]
Cowley et at. (1969) assigned this object a classification of B9p Cr, [5] while Abt and Morrell (1995) found a class of A1 Vp Si. [4] Both indicate this is a late B- or early A-type chemically peculiar, or Ap star, with abundance anomalies in chromium or silicon. It is an Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable that ranges in visual magnitude from 5.21 down to 5.27. [7] The star has 2.9 [10] times the mass of the Sun and 4.9 [11] times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 120 [9] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 9,333 K. [12]
7 Andromedae is a single, yellow-white hued star in the northern constellation of Andromeda. 7 Andromedae is the Flamsteed designation. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.52, and is located 79.6 light years from Earth, based on an annual parallax shift of 41 mas. The star is moving further from the Sun with a heliocentric radial velocity of 12 km/s.
55 Arietis is a single star in the northern zodiac constellation of Aries. 55 Arietis is the Flamsteed designation. It is faintly visible to the naked eye as a dim, blue-white hued point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.72. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 3.6 mas, it is approximately 910 light-years distant from Earth, give or take a 30 light-year margin of error. Eggen (1995) listed it as a proper motion candidate for membership in the IC 2391 supercluster. It may be a runaway star, having a peculiar velocity of 25.9+3.9
−6.1 km/s relative to its neighbors.
56 Arietis is a single, variable star in the northern zodiac constellation of Aries. It has the variable star designation SX Arietis, while 56 Arietis is the Flamsteed designation. This object is visible to the naked eye as a faint, blue-white hued point of light with a baseline apparent visual magnitude of 5.79. The estimated distance to this star is approximately 415 light-years, based on parallax, and it is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +18 km/s.
53 Arietis is a variable star in the northern constellation of Aries. 53 Arietis is the Flamsteed designation; it also bears the variable star designation UW Arietis. It is a B-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of B1.5 V and mean apparent magnitude of 6.10, which is near the lower limit for naked eye visibility. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 3.2 mas, the estimated distance to this star is roughly 1,020 light-years.
Omega Herculis is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Hercules. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 13.04 mas as seen from Earth, it is located around 250 light-years from the Sun. It is faintly visible to the naked eye, having a combined apparent visual magnitude of 4.58. The system is a candidate for membership in the Ursa Major Moving Group, although this remains uncertain.
31 Camelopardalis is a binary star system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Camelopardalis. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim point of light with a peak apparent visual magnitude of +5.12. Parallax measurements provide a distance estimate of approximately 460 light years away from the Sun, and the system is drifting closer to the Earth with a radial velocity of −3 km/s.
72 Herculis is a single star in the northern constellation of Hercules. The Flamsteed designation for this star comes from the publication Historia Coelestis Britannica by John Flamsteed. It is the 72nd star in Flamsteed's list of stars in Hercules. This star is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.4. Parallax measurements show this star to be located at a distance of about 47 light years from the Sun. It is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −78.6 km/s, and is predicted to come to within 32.1 light-years in around 98,000 years.
Pi Herculis is a third-magnitude star in the constellation Hercules. As one of the four stars in the Keystone asterism, it is one of the constellation's more easily recognized. It has an apparent visual magnitude of +3.2, which is visible to the naked eye and makes it one of its brighter members. The Gaia spacecraft mission estimated its distance at roughly 112 parsecs from Earth, or about 367 light years away. The overall reduction in the star's visual magnitude due to extinction from the intervening cosmic dust is 0.11.
Tau9 Eridani is a binary star in the constellation Eridanus. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.63. The distance to this system can be estimated using the parallax method, which yields a value of roughly 327 light years.
1 Geminorum is a star in the constellation Gemini. Its apparent magnitude is 4.15.
Phi Herculis is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Hercules. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 15.99 mas as seen from Earth, it is located around 204 light years from the Sun. With a combined apparent visual magnitude of 4.24, it is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye.
Chi Herculis, Latinized from χ Herculis, is a Sun-like star in the northern constellation of Hercules. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 63.16 mas as seen from Earth, it is located 51.6 light years from the Sun. The star is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.59. It has a relatively high proper motion, showing a transverse movement of 0.769 arc seconds per year and is drifting closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −56 km/s.
g Herculis is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Hercules. It has the Flamsteed designation 30 Herculis, while g Herculis is the Bayer designation. This system is visible to the naked eye as a faint, red-hued point of light. Based upon a measured parallax of 9.2 mas, it is located around 354 light years away from the Sun. The system is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of 1.5 km/s.
29 Herculis is a single star located around 351 light years away from the Sun in the northern constellation of Hercules, a few degrees away from Omega Herculis. It has the Bayer designation h Herculis, while 29 Herculis is the Flamsteed designation. This star is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.84. It is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +3 km/s. The star has a relatively high proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere at the rate of 0.195 arc seconds per annum.
60 Herculis is a single star located 134 light years away from the Sun in the northern constellation of Hercules, and is positioned just seven degrees away from Rasalgethi. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, white-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.871. This star is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −4 km/s.
106 Herculis is a variable star in the northern constellation Hercules. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, red-hued point of light with a baseline apparent visual magnitude of 4.96. Based on its parallax, it is estimated to lie 383 light-years away from the Sun. The star is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of -35 km/s.
90 Tauri is a star in the zodiac constellation of Taurus, located 144 light-years away from the Sun. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, white-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.27. 90 Tauri is a member of the Hyades cluster and is listed as a double star.
41 Tauri is a single-lined spectroscopic binary system in the zodiacal constellation of Taurus; 41 Tauri is its Flamsteed designation. The star has a visual magnitude of 5.19, making it visible to the naked eye from brighter suburban skies. Parallax measurements put it at a distance of roughly 404 light years from the Sun.
9 Ceti is a star in the equatorial constellation of Cetus. It has the variable star designation BE Ceti, while 9 Ceti is the Flamsteed designation. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 6.4, which is below the limit that can be seen with the naked eye by a typical observer. Based upon parallax measurements, this star is 69.6 light years away from the Sun.
1 Lyncis is a single star in the northern constellation of Lynx. It is also known by its variable star designation of UW Lyncis; 1 Lyncis is the Flamsteed designation. This object is visible to the naked eye as a faint, reddish-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.95. It is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of 12 km/s.