ρ-Her (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , ρ-Her will become visible at around 17:26 (EST), 38° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 21:55.
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Name
ρ-Her
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 17h23m40s [5] |
| Declination: | +37°08'48" [5] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 5.40 (V) [3] 4.09 (BT) [2] 4.11 (VT) [2] 5.46 (G) [5] 5.45 (BP) [5] 5.43 (RP) [5] |
| Distance: | 112.2 parsec 365.8 lightyrs [5] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 40.6 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 280.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.15 |
Sources