θ-Her (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , θ-Her will become visible at around 17:26 (EST), 44° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 22:28.
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Name
θ-Her
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 17h56m15s [4] |
| Declination: | +37°15'02" [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.84 (V) [2] 5.59 (BT) [2] 3.98 (VT) [2] 3.47 (G) [4] 4.20 (BP) [4] 2.75 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 243.9 parsec 795.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.36 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 7.3 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 23.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.10 |
Sources