B-Her (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , b-Her will become visible at around 17:37 (EST), 42° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 21:55.
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