79-Her (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , 79-Her will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 35° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 20:58.

Name 79-Her
Object type Star
Other names
79-Her
79 Herculis
HR 6571[1]
HD 160181
HIP 86254[3]
TYC 2076-3366-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:17h37m31s [2]
Declination:+24°18'35" [2]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:5.76 (V) [2]
5.89 (BT) [2]
5.77 (VT) [2]
Distance:76.7 parsec
250.0 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.10
Proper motion (speed):10.7 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):327.0°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):1.33

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