σ Herculis

E933108

σ Herculis is a binary star system in the constellation Hercules, visible to the naked eye and known for its relatively bright, closely orbiting stellar components.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
σ Herculis A 0
σ Herculis B 0

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf binary star system
main-sequence star
main-sequence star
stellar system
apparentMagnitudeV approximately 4.2
BayerDesignation σ Herculis NERFINISHED
belongsTo Milky Way NERFINISHED
constellation Hercules NERFINISHED
declination +42°
distanceFromEarth about 29 parsecs
about 95 light-years
FlamsteedDesignation not commonly used
galacticPopulation thin disk
hasCloseOrbit true
hasComponent σ Herculis A NERFINISHED
σ Herculis B NERFINISHED
hasDebrisDisk true
hasOrbitalPeriod about 7.4 years
hasProperMotion measurable
isBrightStar true
isCataloguedIn Henry Draper Catalogue NERFINISHED
Hipparcos Catalogue NERFINISHED
isNorthernHemisphereObject true
isVisibleTo naked eye
locatedIn constellation Hercules
luminosity tens of times solar luminosity
mass about 2.5 solar masses
rightAscension approximately 18h 47m
showsInfraredExcess true
spectralType A-type star
B9V
B9V

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

Hercules hasStar σ Herculis