Theta Herculis information

Theta Herculis
	; Historical view of the Hercules constellation showing Rukbalgethi Genubi (θ Her) as the "southern knee", right of center
Observation data; Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000
Constellation	Hercules
Right ascension	17h 56m 15.18054s
Declination	37° 15′ 01.9343″
Apparent magnitude (V)	3.851
Characteristics
Spectral type	K1IIaCN2
U−B color index	+1.40
B−V color index	+1.35
R−I color index	+0.63
Variable type	Irregular (suspected)
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	–28.32 km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: 2.67 mas/yr ; Dec.: 6.47 mas/yr
Parallax (π)	4.33 ± 0.13 mas
Distance	750 ± 20 ly ; (231 ± 7 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	−2.71+0.26; −0.23
Details
Mass	4.94 M☉
Radius	89.97 R☉
Luminosity	2,405.7 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)	1.24 cgs
Temperature	4,266 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]	−0.11 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	3.4 ± 0.6 km/s
Age	130 Myr
Other designations
	Rukbalgethi Genubi, θ Her, 91 Her, BD+37°2982, FK5 672, GC 24415, HD 163770, HIP 87808, HR 6695, SAO 66485
Database references
SIMBAD	data

Theta Herculis is a single,^[11] variable star in the northern constellation of Hercules. This object is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.851.^[2] Based upon parallax measurements, it is located around 750 light years away from the Sun. The star is advancing toward the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of –28 km/s.^[7]

This is an aging K-type bright giant with a stellar classification of K1IIaCN2,^[3] where the suffix notation indicates a strong overabundance of CN in the spectrum. The brightness variations of this star was first noticed in 1935 by M. Fedtke and confirmed by Erich Przybyllok and Kurt Walter the same year.^[12] French astronomer Paul Muller then classified Theta Herculis as an irregular variable with a range of magnitudes between 3.7 and 4.1 and a periodicity of roughly 8–9 days.^[6]

The star is about 130^[9] million years old with 4.94^[9] times the mass of the Sun. With the hydrogen at its core exhausted, the star has expanded to 90^[9] times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 2,406^[9] times the luminosity of the Sun from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,266 K.^[9]

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Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000
Historical view of the Hercules constellation showing Rukbalgethi Genubi (θ Her) as the "southern knee", right of center
Constellation	Hercules
Right ascension	17^h 56^m 15.18054^s^[1]
Declination	37° 15′ 01.9343″^[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	3.851^[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type	K1IIaCN2^[3]
U−B color index	+1.40 ^[4]
B−V color index	+1.35^[4]
R−I color index	+0.63^[5]
Variable type	Irregular (suspected)^[6]
Astrometry

Radial velocity (R_v)	–28.32^[7] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: 2.67^[1] mas/yr Dec.: 6.47^[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	4.33 ± 0.13 mas^[1]
Distance	750 ± 20 ly (231 ± 7 pc)
Absolute magnitude (M_V)	−2.71+0.26 −0.23^[8]

Details

Mass	4.94^[9] `M`_☉
Radius	89.97^[9] `R`_☉
Luminosity	2,405.7^[9] `L`_☉
Surface gravity (log g)	1.24^[9] cgs
Temperature	4,266^[9] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]	−0.11^[9] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	3.4 ± 0.6^[8] km/s
Age	130^[9] Myr

Other designations
Rukbalgethi Genubi, θ Her, 91 Her, BD+37°2982, FK5 672, GC 24415, HD 163770, HIP 87808, HR 6695, SAO 66485^[10]
Database references
SIMBAD	data

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