ξ-Her (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , ξ-Her is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:56 (EDT), 76° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:58, 76° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:09, when it sinks below 17° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
ξ-Her
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 17h57m45s [4] |
| Declination: | +29°14'52" [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.70 (V) [2] 4.86 (BT) [2] 3.79 (VT) [2] 3.46 (G) [4] 4.00 (BP) [4] 2.84 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 41.9 parsec 136.7 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.91 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 84.1 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 103.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.59 |
Sources