Lambda Herculis
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | Template:RA[1] |
| Declination | Template:DEC[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.41[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | red giant branch or red clump[3] |
| Spectral type | K3.5III[4] |
| U−B Template:Engvar | +1.68[5] |
| B−V Template:Engvar | +1.44[5] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −26.51[6] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +18.782[1] mas/yr Dec.: +16.184[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 8.2943±0.0921 mas[1] |
| Distance | Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly (Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.86[7] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.18[8] Template:Solar mass |
| Radius | 40[3] Template:Solar radius |
| Luminosity | 400[3] Template:Solar luminosity |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 1.30[8] cgs |
| Temperature | 4,063 - 4,079[3] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.023[8] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | <1.5[9] km/s |
| Age | 3.98 or 7.23[3] Gyr |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | {{{metal_fe2}}} dex |
| Other designations | |
| Template:Odlist[10] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
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Lambda Herculis (λ Herculis. abbreviated Lambda Her, λ Her), formally named Maasym Template:IPAc-en,[11] is a star in the constellation of Hercules. From parallax measurements taken during the Gaia mission, it is approximately 393 light-years from the Sun.
Nomenclature
λ Herculis (Latinised to Lambda Herculis) is the star's Bayer designation.
It bore the traditional name Maasym, from the Arabic مِعْصَم miʽṣam "wrist". In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN)[12] to catalogue and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN approved the name Maasym for this star on 12 September 2016 and it is now so included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names.[11]
In Chinese, Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "Lang".), meaning Left Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure, refers to an asterism which represents eleven old states in China and which is marking the left borderline of the enclosure, consisting of Lambda Herculis, Delta Herculis, Mu Herculis, Omicron Herculis, 112 Herculis, Zeta Aquilae, Theta1 Serpentis, Eta Serpentis, Nu Ophiuchi, Xi Serpentis and Eta Ophiuchi.[13] Consequently, the Chinese name for Lambda Herculis itself is Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "Lang"., Template:Langx), and represents the state Zhao (or Chaou (趙)),[14][15] together with 26 Capricorni and 27 Capricorni ("m Capricorni" in R.H.Allen version[16]) in Twelve States (asterism).
Description
Lambda Herculis has an apparent magnitude of 4.4. It has been listed as a standard star for the spectral class spectral class K3.5III,[4] indicating that it is a red giant with a temperature of about Template:Val. Visually it has an absolute magnitude of −0.86, meaning it is nearly 200 times brighter than the sun, but its bolometric luminosity across all wavelengths is over Template:Solar luminosity. It is unclear whether the star is on the red giant branch and fusing hydrogen in a shell or on the horizontal branch (red clump) and fusing helium in its core. As a horizontal-branch star it would be about seven billion years old, but as a red-giant-branch star it would only be about four billion years old.[3]
In 1783, English-German astronomer William Herschel described the solar apex, the point in sky towards which the Solar System is moving; using data from double stars, he identified this position as close to Lambda Herculis. Today it is known the solar apex is not so close to this star, however it is only 10° away from the position currently accepted (in Hercules, southwest of Vega).[17][18][19]
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- ↑ Template:In lang 香港太空館 - 研究資源 - 亮星中英對照表 Template:Webarchive, Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.
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