α²-Her (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , α²-Her is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:11 (PDT), 64° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:21, 70° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:19, when it sinks below 20° above your western horizon.
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Name
α²-Her
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 17h14m39s [4] |
| Declination: | +14°23'24" [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 5.33 (V) [2] 5.24 (G) [4] 5.59 (BP) [4] 4.65 (RP) [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.70 |
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