ω-Her (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , ω-Her is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:14 (PDT), 68° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:52, 69° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:57, when it sinks below 18° above your western horizon.

Name ω-Her
Object type Star
Other names
ω-Her
Omega Herculis
24-Her
24 Herculis
HR 6117[1]
HD 148112
HIP 80463[3]
TYC 971-1433-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:16h25m24s [2]
Declination:+14°01'59" [2]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:
Variable
4.56 (V) [2]
4.58 (BT) [2]
4.57 (VT) [2]
Distance:76.7 parsec
250.0 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.01
Proper motion (speed):72.4 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):145.6°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.14

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