Kappa Her
HIP 79045; Kappa Her; 7 Her
HIP 79045; Kappa Her; 7 Her
DoubleStar
Her
Visible
Level 1
Naked eye / Binoculars - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.25
Spectral Type
K1III
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 1.14)
Distance
1630.8 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
16h 08m 04.9s
Dec
+17° 03' 16.0"
Constellation
Her
HR
6009
HIP
79045
Bayer
Kappa
Flamsteed
7 Her
Double Cat
9938
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Multiple Star System
Components
3
Component IDs
AB
Separation
28.1″
Companion Mag
6.2
Position Angle
14°
Star Colors
A: Orange
B: Orange
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 28.1″ · PA: 14° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Spectral Classification
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Stellar Notes
Optical pair with HR 6008.
Also classified K0IV, K2II and K2III.
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