Epsilon Herculis (HIP 83207), a white main-sequence star in Stars

Epsilon Herculis (HIP 83207) is a white main-sequence star (A0IVp lambda Boo) in Stars, 155 light years from Earth at magnitude 3.92.

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Epsilon Herculis (HIP 83207)

Epsilon Herculis is a white main-sequence star in the constellation Stars. At 155 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 3.92. Iron abundance: -0.25 (56% of the Sun). Galactic velocity: 28.6 km/s. Galactic orbit: 21,438 24,273 light years from galactic center.

Sky position: RA 17h 0m, Dec +30° 55.6'

Spectral type: A0IVp lambda Boo

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