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95 Herculis
(Flamsteed Designation)
Contrast Multiple Star
| Right Ascension | 18h 01m 30s | Best Seen | 6/1 - 10/15 |
| Declination | 21° 35' 44" | Combined Magnitude | 4.26 |
| Apparent Separation | 6.3" | Constellation | Hercules |
Actual |
Compared to Sun |
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| Distance | 470 ly | -- |
| Separation | -- | -- |
| Orbital Period | -- | -- |
| Actual Brightness | -- | 175 / 123 |
| Magnitude | 4.93 / 5.31 | |
| Mass | -- | -- |
| Surface Gravity | -- | -- |
| Surface Composition (by mass) | 74% hydrogen 24% helium 2% everything else |
same |
| Spectral Type | A5 IIIm / G8 III | G2 V |
| Density (gram/cubic cm) | -- | -- |
What To Look For Through The Telescope
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Recommended eyepiece: 24mm or 40 mm.
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When people look through the telescope they should see two stars next to each other. The brighter star should appear yellow and the dimmer star silvery blue.
95 Herculis Information:
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This is a 5th magnitude double star in the constellation Hercules
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470 light years away -- Light we’re seeing left in 1546 AD:
- Reformation was happening, but Martin Luther died this year
- Michelangelo was made chief architect of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome
- Spanish conquest of the Yucatan was completed
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The two stars are separated by 882 AU
a. Golden star
Spectral Class Yellow-orange, G8 III, giant Temperature 8180 %deg;F Luminosity 128 Suns, 176 Suns total Diameter 19.2 Suns Absolute Magnitude -0.44 visual, -0.86 total b. Silver star
Spectral Class White, A5 IIIm, giant Temperature 17,700 °F Luminosity 155 Suns visual, 191 Suns total Diameter 4.51 Suns Absolute Magnitude -0.65 visual, -0.95 total
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References
| Item | Updated | Notes |
| Coordinates | -- | -- |
| Combined Magnitude | -- | -- |
| Apparent Separation | 2002-07-22 | http://www.astronomical.org/constellations/her.html |
| Distance | -- | -- |
| Separation | 2002-07-22 | previous: 72 billion miles, 775 Earth/Sun – BUT can find no support |
| Orbital Period | -- | -- |
| Actual Brightness | -- | -- |
| Magnitude | -- | -- |
| Mass | -- | -- |
| Surface Gravity | -- | -- |
| Surface Composition | 2003-01-06 | OK for all stars |
| Spectral Type | 2002-07-22 | SIMBAD |
| Density | -- | -- |
| Other information | -- | -- |