epsilon Herculis
{{Short description|Multiple star system in the constellation Hercules}}
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| caption = ε Herculis in the keystone asterism in the Hercules constellation.
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{{Location mark
| image=Hercules constellation map.svg
| float=center | width=250 | position=right
| mark=Red circle.svg | mark_width=8 | mark_link=ε Herculis
| x%=65.0 | y%=47.8
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| caption=Location of ε Herculis (circled)
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{{Starbox observe
| epoch = J2000
| constell = Hercules
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{{Starbox character
| class = A0 V or A0 IV+
| variable =
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{{Starbox astrometry
| radial_velocity = {{Val|−25.8|3.2}}
| parallax = 21.04
| p_error = 0.14
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{{Starbox orbit
| period_unitless = 4.0235 d
| axis =
| axis_unitless =
| eccentricity = 0.02
| inclination =
| node =
| periastron = {{nowrap|2417947.2420 ± 10.0 JD}}
| periarg = 138
| k1 = 70.7
| k2 = 112.0
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{{Starbox detail
| temperature = {{val|10197|57}}
| metal_fe = {{Val|−0.25|0.04}}
| age_myr = {{val|400|+50|-40}}
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{{Starbox catalog
| names = {{odlist | B=ε Her | F=58 Her | BD=+31° 2947 | FK5=634 | HD=153808 | HIP=83207 | HR=6324 | SAO=65716 | GC=22935 }}
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{{Starbox reference
| Simbad=HD+153808
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Epsilon Herculis, Latinized from ε Herculis, is a fourth-magnitude multiple star system in the northern constellation of Hercules. The combined apparent visual magnitude of 3.9111 is bright enough to make this system visible to the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 21.04 mas as seen from Earth, it is located 155 light years from the Sun. The system is moving closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −25 km/s.
There is disagreement over the properties of this system. Petrie (1939) classified two components as class A0 and A2 with a visual magnitude difference of 1.5. Batten et al. (1989) catalogued it as a double-lined spectroscopic binary system with an orbital period of four days and an eccentricity of 0.02. However, Hipparcos was not able to detect the duplicity. Tokovinin (1997) and Faraggiana et al. (2001) catalogued it as a triple star system. Cowley et al. (1969) gave it a combined stellar classification of A0 V, whereas Gray & Garrison (1987) classified it as an A0 IV+. Wolff & Preston (1978) listed a magnesium overabundance. Since 1995 it has been classified as a Lambda Boötis star, although this has been brought into question.
In Chinese, {{lang|zh|天紀}} ({{lang|zh-Latn|Tiān Jì}}), meaning Celestial Discipline, refers to an asterism consisting of ε Herculis, ξ Coronae Borealis, ζ Herculis, 59 Herculis, 61 Herculis, 68 Herculis, HD 160054 and θ Herculis. Consequently, the Chinese name for ε Herculis itself is {{lang|zh|天紀三}} ({{lang|zh-Latn|Tiān Jì sān}}, {{langx|en|the Third Star of Celestial Discipline}}.)
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External links
- Jim Kaler's Stars, University of Illinois: [http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/epsher.html EPS HER (Epsilon Herculis)]
{{Stars of Hercules}}
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Category:A-type main-sequence stars
Category:Hercules (constellation)