Star · A4IV
60 Her
60 Her is a subgiant star of spectral type A4IV in the constellation Hercules, 137.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 83613 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Distance | 137.7 light-years (42.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.89 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.76 |
| Spectral type | A4IV |
| Surface temperature | 8,790 K |
| Luminosity | 19.5 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.9 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.12 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 05m 22.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +12° 44′ 27″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 10.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.89). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 77° S. North of latitude 77° 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 1888. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 60 Her, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.96, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lepus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 83691 4.45 light-years
- HIP 83204 5.50 light-years
- 2MASS J17153111+1054108 10.2 light-years
- HIP 85129 12.7 light-years
- HIP 84216 12.7 light-years
- HIP 83221 16.1 light-years
- HIP 83747 16.5 light-years
- HIP 83744 16.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.