The star K-Her
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , k-Her will become visible around 19:23 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 32° above your western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 55 minutes after the Sun at 22:13.
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Name
K-Her
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.47 (V) [1] 5.61 (BT) [1] 5.48 (VT) [1] 5.45 (G) [2] 5.52 (BP) [2] 5.38 (RP) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.11 |
| Right ascension: | 16h50m19s [2] |
| Declination: | +07°14'51" [2] |
| Distance: | 59.1 parsec 192.6 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 52.0 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 100.0° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.61 |
Visibility from Ashburn
All times shown in Ashburn local time.