29 Herculis
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Hercules
Right ascension 16h 32m 36.29190s[1]
Declination +11° 29′ 16.9479″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.84[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage giant
Spectral type K4.5 III[3]
B−V color index 1.495±0.002[2]
Variable type suspected[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+2.92±0.20[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -178.84[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −79.27[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)9.29 ± 0.26 mas[1]
Distance351 ± 10 ly
(108 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.17[5]
Details
Mass1.19[6] M☉
Radius42.05+0.45
−1.81[7] R☉
Luminosity384±19[7] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)1.79±0.28[8] cgs
Temperature3,958±25[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.18±0.09[8] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)5.4[9] km/s
Age6.53[6] Gyr
Other designations
h Her, 29 Her, NSV 7812, BD+11°3008, FK5 3310, GC 22250, HD 149161, HIP 81008, HR 6159, SAO 102234, LTT 14915[10]
Database references
SIMBADdata

29 Herculis is a single[11] star located around 351[1] light years away from the Sun in the northern constellation of Hercules, a few degrees away from Omega Herculis. It has the Bayer designation h Herculis, while 29 Herculis is the Flamsteed designation.[10] This star is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.84.[2] It is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +3 km/s.[2] The star has a relatively high proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere at the rate of 0.195 arc seconds per annum.[12]

This is an aging giant star with a stellar classification of K4.5 III.[3] It displays an enhanced abundance of elements generated through the alpha process, and, in particular, has a strong enhancement of silicon.[13] 29 Herculis is a suspected variable star of unknown type, and has been measured ranging in visual magnitude from 4.82 down to 4.85.[4] It is an estimated 6.53[6] billion years old with 1.19[6] times the mass of the Sun. Having exhausted the supply of hydrogen at its core, it has expanded to 42[7] times the Sun's radius. The star is radiating 384[7] times the luminosity of the Sun from its swollen photosphere at an effective temperature of 3,958 K.[6]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters, 38 (5): 331, arXiv:1108.4971, Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, S2CID 119257644.
  3. ^ a b Keenan, Philip C.; McNeil, Raymond C. (1989), "The Perkins catalog of revised MK types for the cooler stars", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 71: 245, Bibcode:1989ApJS...71..245K, doi:10.1086/191373.
  4. ^ a b Samus, N. N.; et al. (2017), "General Catalogue of Variable Stars", Astronomy Reports, 5.1, 61 (1): 80–88, Bibcode:2017ARep...61...80S, doi:10.1134/S1063772917010085, S2CID 125853869.
  5. ^ Schiavon, Ricardo P. (July 2007), "Population Synthesis in the Blue. IV. Accurate Model Predictions for Lick Indices and UBV Colors in Single Stellar Populations", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 171 (1): 146–205, arXiv:astro-ph/0611464, Bibcode:2007ApJS..171..146S, doi:10.1086/511753, S2CID 13946698.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Luck, R. Earle (2015), "Abundances in the Local Region. I. G and K Giants", Astronomical Journal, 150 (3), 88, arXiv:1507.01466, Bibcode:2015AJ....150...88L, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/3/88, S2CID 118505114.
  7. ^ a b c d Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  8. ^ a b Koleva, M.; Vazdekis, A. (February 2012), "Stellar population models in the UV. I. Characterisation of the New Generation Stellar Library", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 538: A143, arXiv:1111.5449, Bibcode:2012A&A...538A.143K, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201118065, S2CID 53999614.
  9. ^ Massarotti, Alessandro; et al. (January 2008), "Rotational and Radial Velocities for a Sample of 761 HIPPARCOS Giants and the Role of Binarity", The Astronomical Journal, 135 (1): 209–231, Bibcode:2008AJ....135..209M, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/135/1/209.
  10. ^ a b "h Her". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  11. ^ Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 389 (2): 869–879, arXiv:0806.2878, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x, S2CID 14878976.
  12. ^ Lépine, Sébastien; Shara, Michael M. (March 2005), "A Catalog of Northern Stars with Annual Proper Motions Larger than 0.15" (LSPM-NORTH Catalog)", The Astronomical Journal, 129 (3): 1483–1522, arXiv:astro-ph/0412070, Bibcode:2005AJ....129.1483L, doi:10.1086/427854, S2CID 2603568.
  13. ^ Franchini, M.; et al. (January 2004), "Synthetic Lick Indices and Detection of α-Enhanced Stars", The Astrophysical Journal, 601 (1): 485–499, Bibcode:2004ApJ...601..485F, doi:10.1086/380443.
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