π-Her (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , π-Her will become visible at around 17:33 (EST), 37° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 21:43.
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Name
π-Her
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 17h15m02s [4] |
| Declination: | +36°48'33" [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.14 (V) [2] 5.02 (BT) [2] 3.29 (VT) [2] 2.70 (G) [4] 3.73 (BP) [4] 2.25 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 112.4 parsec 366.3 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.47 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 27.6 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 276.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.12 |
Sources