Mu Her

HIP 86974; Mu Her; 86 Her Star Hercules (Her) Visible Level 1 Naked eye / Binoculars

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 3.42

Spectral Type G5IV

Star Color Orange (B-V 0.75)

Distance 27 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 17h 46m 27.5s

Dec +27° 43' 14.0"

Constellation Hercules (Her)

HR 6623

HIP 86974

Bayer Mu

Flamsteed 86 Her

Double Cat 10786

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Stellar Notes

Double Star

BC 10.3 dM4, 10.8, 43.20y, a = 1.360". This close pair forms a wider physical binary with component A.

Group/Cluster

Wolf 630 group.

Dynamical

0.132".

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