The star ω-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), ω-Her will become visible at around 20:03 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 46° above your south-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 5 hours and 10 minutes after the Sun at 00:09.
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Name
ω-Her
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Brightness (V): | Mag 4.6 Variable |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.01 |
| Right Ascension: | 16h25m24s |
| Declination: | +14°01'58" |
| Distance: | 84.3 parsec 274.9 lightyears |
| Proper motion (speed): | 72.0 mas/yr |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 146.5° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -0.07 |