Astronomy:q Herculis

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Short description: Star in the Hercules constellation

q Herculis
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Hercules[1]
Right ascension  16h 11m 28.74s[2]
Declination +16° 39′ 56.5″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.08[3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence[2][4]
Spectral type A0V[5]
U−B color index 0.00[5]
B−V color index 0.02[5]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: +3,552[2] mas/yr
Dec.: +4.875[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)8.6995 ± 0.0353[2] mas
Distance375 ± 2 ly
(114.9 ± 0.5 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.63[1]
Details
Mass2.4[6] M
Radius2.6[6] R
Luminosity50[6] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.00[6] cgs
Temperature9,567[6] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)43[4] km/s
Age380[2] Myr
Other designations
q Her, 48 Serpentis, BD+17 2982, HD 145647, HR 6035, SAO 101994[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata

q Herculis (48 Serpentis) is a star in the constellation Hercules that is situated at a distance of approximately 439.95 light-years from the Sun. Its apparent magnitude is +6.08.

The largest star q Herculis is a white star of the spectral type A0V. It has a mass of approximately 2.4 M, a radius of approximately 2.6 R, and a luminosity of approximately 50 L. Its effective temperature is approximately 9,567 K.[6] The age of q Herculis is determined to be about 380 million years.[2]

Nomenclature

q Herculis is this double star's Bayer designation. It was once considered to be in the constellation of Serpens, where it got its Flamsteed designation 48 Serpentis.[8]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. Bibcode2012AstL...38..331A  XHIP record for this object at VizieR.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Vallenari, A. et al. (2022). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940  Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  3. Høg, E.; Fabricius, C.; Makarov, V. V.; Urban, S.; Corbin, T.; Wycoff, G.; Bastian, U.; Schwekendiek, P. et al. (2000). "The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics 355. Bibcode2000A&A...355L..27H. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Zorec, J.; Royer, F. (2012). "Rotational velocities of A-type stars. IV. Evolution of rotational velocities". Astronomy and Astrophysics 537: A120. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117691. Bibcode2012A&A...537A.120Z. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "VizieR Detailed Page". http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-5?-out.add=.&-source=5050&-corr=PK=HR&-out.max=9999&HR=6035. Retrieved 2012-07-13. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Stassun, Keivan G. et al. (2019). "The Revised TESS Input Catalog and Candidate Target List". The Astronomical Journal 158 (4): 138. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab3467. Bibcode2019AJ....158..138S. 
  7. "q Herculis". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=q+Herculis. 
  8. Wagman, M. (August 1987), "Flamsteed's Missing Stars", Journal for the History of Astronomy 18 (3): 209–223, doi:10.1177/002182868701800305, Bibcode1987JHA....18..209W.