ζ-Her (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , ζ-Her is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:33 (EDT), 79° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:48, 80° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:15, when it sinks below 15° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
ζ-Her
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 16h41m17s [3] |
| Declination: | +31°36'06" [3] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.85 (V) [3] 3.65 (BT) [2] 2.92 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 10.7 parsec 34.9 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.65 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 574.6 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 306.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.70 |
Sources