ρ Herculis

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ρ Herculis is a multiple-star system in the constellation Hercules, visible to the naked eye and known for its bright, closely spaced stellar components.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
ρ Herculis A 0
ρ Herculis B 0

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf multiple star system
star
star
stellar system
apparentMagnitudeRange about 4.5 to 5.4 for individual components
apparentMagnitudeV 4.52
4.52
5.39
BayerDesignation ρ Herculis NERFINISHED
belongsTo Milky Way NERFINISHED
canBeObservedFrom mid-northern latitudes
constellation Hercules NERFINISHED
declination +37° 08′ 44″
distanceFromEarth approximately 315 light-years
epoch J2000.0
FlamsteedDesignation 93 Herculis NERFINISHED
galacticLatitude +33.52°
galacticLongitude 63.09°
hasAlternativeName 93 Her NERFINISHED
BD+37 2835 NERFINISHED
HD 157482 NERFINISHED
HIP 85079 NERFINISHED
HR 6485 NERFINISHED
hasAngularSeparationBetweenComponents approximately 4.0 arcseconds
hasColorIndexBminusV −0.03
hasComponent ρ Herculis A NERFINISHED
ρ Herculis B NERFINISHED
isBinarySystem true
isNorthernHemisphereObject true
isPartOfAsterism Hercules constellation pattern
isVisibleToNakedEye true
locatedInConstellation Hercules NERFINISHED
parallax 10.36 mas
properMotionDec −33.09 mas/yr
properMotionRA −13.40 mas/yr
radialVelocity −20 km/s
rightAscension 17h 23m 40s
SIMBADID rho+Her NERFINISHED
spectralType A0V
B9III
variableStarStatus not known as a significant variable star

Referenced by (1)

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

Hercules hasStar ρ Herculis