W-Her (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , w-Her will become visible at around 17:37 (EST), 35° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 21:20.
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Name
W-Her
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 17h20m39s [4] |
| Declination: | +32°27'47" [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.39 (V) [2] 6.13 (BT) [2] 5.45 (VT) [2] 5.21 (G) [4] 5.54 (BP) [4] 4.72 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 14.6 parsec 47.6 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.57 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 1.05 arcsec/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 172.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 4.57 |
Sources