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Coordinates: Sky map17h46m27.52667s, +27° 43 14.4379
 

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Mu Herculis


Historical view of the Hercules constellation showing Mu Herculis (μ Her) as one of stars in the hero's elbow.

Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Hercules
μ Her Aab (μ1 Her)
Right ascension 17h46m 27.52667s[1]
Declination +27° 43′ 14.4379″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.417 ± 0.014[1]
μ Her BC (μ2 Her)
Right ascension 17h46m 25.079s[2]
Declination +27° 43′ 01.45″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.2 / 10.7[3]
Characteristics
μ Her Aab
Spectral type G5IV[4] / M4V[5]
U−B color index +0.40[6]
B−V color index +0.76[6]
μ Her BC
Spectral type M3.5V[7]
U−B color index +1.00[6]
B−V color index +1.50[6]
Astrometry
μ Her Aab
Radial velocity (Rv)−17.07 ± 0.12[8] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −291.66[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −749.60[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)120.33 ± 0.16 mas[1]
Distance27.11 ± 0.04 ly
(8.31 ± 0.01 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)3.82 ± 0.02[8]
μ Her BC
Proper motion (μ) RA: −343.35[9] mas/yr
Dec.: −743.88[9] mas/yr
Parallax (π)119.8871 ± 0.2055 mas[10]
Distance27.21 ± 0.05 ly
(8.34 ± 0.01 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+10.26[11]
Position (relative to μ Her Aab)[12]
Componentμ Her BC
Angular distance35
Orbit[5]
Primaryμ Her Aa
Companionμ Her Ab
Period (P)98.9 ± 22.7 yr
Semi-major axis (a)2.9 ± 0.3″
Eccentricity (e)0.44 ± 0.06
Inclination (i)62.82 ± 4.66°
Longitude of the node (Ω)80.4 ± 1.7°
Periastron epoch (T)B 1921.1 ± 23.8
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
214 ± 16°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
1.12 ± 0.10 km/s
Orbit[3]
Primaryμ Her B
Companionμ Her C
Period (P)43.127 ± 0.013 yr
Semi-major axis (a)1.385 ± 0.038″
Eccentricity (e)0.1796 ± 0.0009
Inclination (i)66.06 ± 0.15°
Longitude of the node (Ω)60.07 ± 0.17°
Periastron epoch (T)B 2008.335 ± 0.073
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
172.85 ± 0.64°
Details
μ Her Aa
Mass1.11 ± 0.01[8] M
Radius1.73 ± 0.02[8] R
Luminosity2.54 ± 0.08[8] L
Surface gravity (log g)3.98 ± 0.10[8] cgs
Temperature5560 ± 80[8] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.28 ± 0.07[8] dex
Rotation52+3
−1
d[8]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.7 ± 0.4[8] km/s
Age7.8+0.3
−0.4
[8] Gyr
μ Her Ab
Mass0.32[5] M
μ Her B
Mass0.44[13] M
Radius0.60[14] R
Luminosity0.087[14] L
Temperature4,050[14] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.21[14] dex
μ Her C
Mass0.39[13] M
Other designations

86 Herculis, Gl 695, HR 6623, BD+27° 2888, HD 161797, LHS 3326/3325, LTT 15266, SAO 85397, FK5 667, LFT 1374, GC 24138, ADS 10786, HIP 86974.[15]

Database references
SIMBADμ Her Aab
μ Her BC

Mu Herculis (μ Herculis) is a nearby quadruple star system about 27.1 light years from Earth in the constellation Hercules. Its main star, Mu Herculis A is fairly similar to the Sun although more highly evolved with a stellar classification of G5 IV. Since 1943, the spectrum of this star has served as one of the stable anchor points by which other stars are classified.[16] Its mass is about 1.1 times that of the Sun,[8] and it is beginning to expand to become a giant.

Etymology

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In the catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, this star was designated Marfak Al Jathih Al Aisr, which was translated into LatinasCubitum Sinistrum Ingeniculi, meaning the left elbow of kneeling man.[17]

InChinese, 天市左垣 (Tiān Shì Zuǒ Yuán), the Left Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure, refers to an asterism which represents eleven old states in China, marking the left borderline of the enclosure, consisting of μ Herculis, δ Herculis, λ Herculis, ο Herculis, 112 Herculis, ζ Aquilae, θ1 Serpentis, η Serpentis, ν Ophiuchi, ξ Serpentis and η Ophiuchi.[18] Consequently, the Chinese name for μ Herculis itself is 天市左垣三 (Tiān Shì Zuǒ Yuán sān, English: the Third Star of Left Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure), represent Jiuhe (九河, lit. meaning nine rivers), possibly for Jiujiang, the prefecture-level city in Jiangxi, China, which is the same literally meaning with Jiuhe.[19][20] From this Chinese title, the name Kew Ho appeared.[21]

Star system

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Mu Herculis is a quadruple star system. The brightest star is a well-studied G-type subgiant, whose parameters are precisely determined from asteroseismology.[8] It was believed to be a close binary with a low-mass stellar or a large substellar companion. This was confirmed when low-mass companion was resolved using near-infrared spectroscopy.[5] The companion star is a red dwarf with a spectral type of M4V and a mass of 0.32 M.[5] This pair is also known as Mu1 Herculis.

The secondary component, also known as Mu2 Herculis,[12] consists of a pair of stars that orbit about each other with a period of about 43 years.[22] Mu Herculis A and the binary pair B-C are separated by some 35 arcseconds.[15] The stars B and C, which orbit each other, are separated from each other by 1.385 arcseconds, and have a slightly eccentric orbit, at 0.1796.[3]

See also

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References

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  • ^ a b Röser, S.; Schilbach, E.; Schwan, H.; Kharchenko, N. V.; Piskunov, A. E.; Scholz, R.-D. (2008). "PPM-Extended (PPMX) – a catalogue of positions and proper motions". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 488 (1): 401. arXiv:0806.1009. Bibcode:2008A&A...488..401R. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200809775. S2CID 17350617.
  • ^ Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2021). "Gaia Early Data Release 3: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 649: A1. arXiv:2012.01533. Bibcode:2021A&A...649A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657. S2CID 227254300. (Erratum: doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657e). Gaia EDR3 record for this sourceatVizieR.
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