δ Herculis

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δ Herculis is a bright multiple star system in the constellation Hercules, visible to the naked eye and commonly used as a reference point in the northern sky.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
δ Herculis A 0
δ Herculis B 0
δ Herculis C 0

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf multiple star system
star
star
star
star
stellar system
BayerDesignation δ Herculis NERFINISHED
belongsToAsterism Keystone of Hercules NERFINISHED
constellation Hercules
declinationEpochJ2000 approximately +24°
distanceFromEarth approximately 75 light-years
equatorialHemisphereVisibility northern sky
hasApparentMagnitudeV approximately 3.1
hasComponent δ Herculis A NERFINISHED
δ Herculis B NERFINISHED
δ Herculis C NERFINISHED
δ Herculis D NERFINISHED
hasFlamsteedDesignation 39 Herculis
hasParallaxMeasurement true
hasProperMotion true
isBrightStar true
isCataloguedIn Henry Draper Catalogue NERFINISHED
Hipparcos Catalogue NERFINISHED
isNorthernCelestialHemisphereObject true
isReferenceStar true
isUsedFor celestial navigation
sky orientation
isVisibleToNakedEye true
rightAscensionEpochJ2000 approximately 17h 15m
spectralTypePrimary A-type star

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hercules hasStar δ Herculis