B-Her (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , b-Her is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 21:48 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 74° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:13.
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Name
B-Her
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h07m01s [3] |
| Declination: | +30°33'42" [3] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 5.06 (V) [3] 5.68 (BT) [2] 5.12 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 15.6 parsec 51.0 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.52 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 148.9 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 317.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 4.09 |
Sources