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Catalog/Hercules/78 Her

78 Her

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78 Her · Hercules
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78 Her has a visual magnitude of about 5.65: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 78 Her: right ascension 17h 31m 50s, declination +28° 24′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).

78 Her. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85790, HD 159139, Gaia DR3 4595353602128483072. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 85790
Right ascension
17h 31m 50s
Declination
+28° 24′ 27″
Magnitude
5.65
Distance
≈ 272 ly
Data: gaia-dr3