Rho Herculis
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hercules |
| ρ Her A | |
| Right ascension | 17h 23m 40.972s[1] |
| Declination | +37° 08′ 45.33″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.510[1] |
| ρ Her B | |
| Right ascension | 17h 23m 40.718s |
| Declination | +37° 08′ 48.44″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.398[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| ρ Her A | |
| Spectral type | A0III[2] |
| U−B color index | −0.06[3] |
| B−V color index | +0.00[3] |
| ρ Her B | |
| Spectral type | B9.5IVn[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| ρ Her A | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −21.0 ± 2[4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −38.6[5] mas/yr Dec.: 9.2[5] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 8.3380 ± 0.3358 mas[6] |
| Distance | 390 ± 20 ly (120 ± 5 pc) |
| ρ Her B | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −19.3 ± 2[4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −38.6[1] mas/yr Dec.: 9.2[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 9.0354 ± 0.1135 mas[7] |
| Distance | 361 ± 5 ly (111 ± 1 pc) |
| Other designations | |
| ρ Her A: HD 157779, HR 6485, SAO 66001 | |
| ρ Her B: HD 157778, HR 6484, SAO 66000 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | ρ Her |
| ρ Her A | |
| ρ Her B | |
Rho Herculis (ρ Her, ρ Herculis) is a double star in the constellation of Hercules. The apparent magnitudes of the components are 4.510 and 5.398, respectively. Parallax measurements by Hipparcos put the system at some 390 light-years (121 parsecs) away.
The two stars of Rho Herculis are separated by four arcseconds, and are known as Rho Herculis A and B, respectively. A is an A-type giant star, while B is a B-type subgiant star.[2] They are rarely referred to as Rho1 Herculis and Rho2 Herculis.
References
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- ^ a b c Abt, Helmut A.; Morrell, Nidia I. (1995). "The Relation between Rotational Velocities and Spectral Peculiarities among A-Type Stars". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 99: 135. Bibcode:1995ApJS...99..135A. doi:10.1086/192182.
- ^ a b Johnson, H. L. (1966). "UBVRIJKL Photometry of the Bright Stars". Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. 4. Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J.
- ^ a b Wilson, Ralph Elmer (1953). "General catalogue of stellar radial velocities". Bibcode:1953GCRV..C......0W.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b Zacharias, N. (2012). "The fourth US Naval Observatory CCD Astrograph Catalog (UCAC4)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog. Bibcode:2012yCat.1322....0Z.
- ^ Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- ^ Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
