The star ξ-Her
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn (click to change), ξ-Her will become visible at around 20:03 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 72° above your south-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 7 hours and 44 minutes after the Sun at 02:43.
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Name
ξ-Her
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Brightness (V): | Mag 3.7 Variable |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.91 |
| Right Ascension: | 17h57m45s |
| Declination: | +29°14'52" |
| Distance: | 41.5 parsec 135.3 lightyears |
| Proper motion (speed): | 83.9 mas/yr |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 103.8° |
Source for position: The Tycho-2 Catalogue (Hog et al. 2000)
Source for distance: The Tycho Catalogue (ESA 1997)
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 0.61 |