Lambda Herculis

Lambda Herculis
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Hercules
Right ascension 17h 30m 44.3098s[1]
Declination +26° 06′ 38.324″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.41[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K3.5III[3]
U−B color index +1.68[4]
B−V color index +1.44[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−26.51[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +18.782[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +16.184[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)8.2943 ± 0.0921 mas[1]
Distance393 ± 4 ly
(121 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.86[6]
Details
Mass1.18[7] M
Radius40[8] R
Luminosity400[8] L
Surface gravity (log g)1.30[7] cgs
Temperature4,063 - 4,079[8] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.023[7] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)<1.5[9] km/s
Age3.98 or 7.23[8] Gyr
Other designations
λ Her, 76 Herculis, BD+26°3034, FK5 1460, HD 158899, HIP 85693, HR 6526, SAO 249461[10]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Lambda Herculis (λ Herculis. abbreviated Lambda Her, λ Her), formally named Maasym /ˈməsɪm/,[11] is a star in the constellation of Hercules. From parallax measurements taken during the Gaia mission, it is approximately 393 light-years from the Sun.

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