56-Her (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , 56-Her will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 28° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 20:22.
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Name
56-Her
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 16h55m02s [4] |
| Declination: | +25°43'50" [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 6.07 (V) [2] 7.23 (BT) [2] 6.17 (VT) [2] 5.83 (G) [4] 6.29 (BP) [4] 5.20 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 121.0 parsec 394.6 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.90 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 26.9 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 136.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.66 |
Sources