72 Herculis

72 Herculis
Observation data; Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000
Constellation	Hercules
Right ascension	17h 20m 39.47354s[1]
Declination	+32° 28′ 12.9805″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	5.377±0.005[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type	G0 V[3]
U−B color index	+0.06[4]
B−V color index	+0.62[4]
Variable type	Suspected
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	−78.7 km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: +135.55[1] mas/yr ; Dec.: −1040.49[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	69.80 ± 0.25 mas
Distance	46.7 ± 0.2 ly ; (14.33 ± 0.05 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	4.43±0.05[2]
Details
Mass	0.91[2] M☉
Radius	1.17±0.04[2] R☉
Surface gravity (log g)	4.26±0.10[2] cgs
Temperature	5,625[5] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]	-0.60[5] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	1.0±1.0[2] km/s
Age	4.1–6.6[6] Gyr
Other designations
	w Her, 72 Her, NSV 8553, BD+32° 2896, FK5 1456, GJ 672, HD 157214, HIP 84862, HR 6458, SAO 65963, LHS 441, LTT 15148.[7]
Database references
SIMBAD	data

72 Herculis is a main sequence dwarf star in the constellation Hercules. The Flamsteed designation for this star comes from the publication Historia Coelestis Britannica by John Flamsteed. It is the 72nd star in Flamsteed's list of stars in Hercules.

Based on its spectral classification of G0 V, it is similar in mass and luminosity to the Sun. Parallax measurements show this star to be about 47 light years from the Solar System. The photosphere shows an effective temperature of 5,625 °K[5] and a metallicity (Fe/H) equal to −0.60±0.20.[5]

The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog for 1996 showed two visual companions of this star. The first is a visual magnitude 9.7 star located 289.1 arc seconds away. The second is only separated by 8.7 arc seconds, and is magnitude 12.9.[8] It is unknown whether these visual companions are gravitationally-bound to 72 Her.

References

van Leeuwen, F. (2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, arXiv:0708.1752, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357
Fuhrmann, Klaus (February 2008), "Nearby stars of the Galactic disc and halo - IV", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 384 (1): 173–224, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.384..173F, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.12671.x
Cenarro, A. J.; et al. (July 2009), "Mg and TiO spectral features at the near-IR: spectrophotometric index definitions and empirical calibrations", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 396 (4): 1895–1914, arXiv:0903.4835, Bibcode:2009MNRAS.396.1895C, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.14839.x
Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986), "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)", Catalogue of Eggen's UBV Data. SIMBAD, Bibcode:1986EgUBV........0M
Israelian, G.; et al. (1998), "Oxygen Abundances in Unevolved Metal-poor Stars from Near-Ultraviolet OH Lines", The Astrophysical Journal, 507 (2): 805–817, arXiv:astro-ph/9806235, Bibcode:1998ApJ...507..805I, doi:10.1086/306351
Mamajek, Eric E.; Hillenbrand, Lynne A. (November 2008). "Improved Age Estimation for Solar-Type Dwarfs Using Activity-Rotation Diagnostics". The Astrophysical Journal. 687 (2): 1264–1293. arXiv:0807.1686. Bibcode:2008ApJ...687.1264M. doi:10.1086/591785.
"72 Her". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
C.E. Worley; G.G. Douglass (1997). "The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog". Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 125. Archived from the original (abstract page) on 2005-09-18.

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[van_Leeuwen2007-1] van Leeuwen, F. (2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, arXiv:0708.1752, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357

[mnras384_1_173-2] Fuhrmann, Klaus (February 2008), "Nearby stars of the Galactic disc and halo - IV", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 384 (1): 173–224, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.384..173F, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.12671.x

[mnras396_4_1895-3] Cenarro, A. J.; et al. (July 2009), "Mg and TiO spectral features at the near-IR: spectrophotometric index definitions and empirical calibrations", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 396 (4): 1895–1914, arXiv:0903.4835, Bibcode:2009MNRAS.396.1895C, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.14839.x

[MERMILLIOD-4] Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986), "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)", Catalogue of Eggen's UBV Data. SIMBAD, Bibcode:1986EgUBV........0M

[oxygen-5] Israelian, G.; et al. (1998), "Oxygen Abundances in Unevolved Metal-poor Stars from Near-Ultraviolet OH Lines", The Astrophysical Journal, 507 (2): 805–817, arXiv:astro-ph/9806235, Bibcode:1998ApJ...507..805I, doi:10.1086/306351

[apj687-6] Mamajek, Eric E.; Hillenbrand, Lynne A. (November 2008). "Improved Age Estimation for Solar-Type Dwarfs Using Activity-Rotation Diagnostics". The Astrophysical Journal. 687 (2): 1264–1293. arXiv:0807.1686. Bibcode:2008ApJ...687.1264M. doi:10.1086/591785.

[7] "72 Her". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

[8] C.E. Worley; G.G. Douglass (1997). "The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog". Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 125. Archived from the original (abstract page) on 2005-09-18.