Star · B9
49 Her
49 Her is a main-sequence star of spectral type B9 in the constellation Hercules, 397.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 82526 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Distance | 397.9 light-years (122.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.51 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.08 |
| Spectral type | B9 |
| Surface temperature | 10,560 K |
| Luminosity | 47.7 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.06 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.74 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 52m 04.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +14° 58′ 27″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 25.2 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.51); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 75° S. North of latitude 75° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1628. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 7.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 49 Her, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.26, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Eridanus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.