σ-Her (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , σ-Her is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:12 (PDT), 79° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:46, 81° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:09, when it sinks below 18° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
σ-Her
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 16h34m06s [2] |
| Declination: | +42°26'13" [2] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 4.19 (V) [2] 4.18 (BT) [2] 4.19 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 96.5 parsec 314.7 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.01 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 59.9 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 352.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.73 |
Sources