U-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 , u-Her will become visible at around 17:26 (EST), 35° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 21:19.

Name U-Her
Object type Star
Other names
U Her
u-Her
u Herculis
68-Her
68 Herculis
HR 6431[1]
HD 156633
HIP 84573[3]
TYC 2596-1318-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 1334035606852913536[4]
Position
Right ascension:17h17m19s [4]
Declination:+33°06'00" [4]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:
Variable
4.84 (V) [2]
4.63 (BT) [2]
4.82 (VT) [2]
4.82 (G) [4]
4.70 (BP) [4]
4.94 (RP) [4]
Distance:291.1 parsec
948.9 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):-0.17
Proper motion (speed):7.1 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):217.4°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-2.48

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