113 Herculis

113 Herculis
Location of 113 Herculis (circled in red)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Hercules
Right ascension 18h 54m 44.88499s
Declination +22° 38′ 42.2715″
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.57
Characteristics
Giant
Evolutionary stage Red clump
Spectral type G8III+
Main sequence
Evolutionary stage Main Sequence
Spectral type A0.5
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−21.94±1.84 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +6.571 mas/yr
Dec.: +1.305 mas/yr
Parallax (π)7.5501±0.2067 mas
Distance430 ± 10 ly
(132 ± 4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.23
Orbit
Period (P)245.325±0.006 days
Semi-major axis (a)0.0101±0.0001
Eccentricity (e)0.101±0.005
Inclination (i)40.2±0.6°
Longitude of the node (Ω)70.1±1.2°
Periastron epoch (T)2447784.1±0.8 JD
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
186.7±2.0°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
15.48±0.09 km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
22.58±0.30 km/s
Details
A
Mass3.045 M
Radius22.2 R
Temperature5047 K
Age390.9 Myr
B
Mass2.087 M
Radius2.05 R
Temperature9506 K
Age390.9 Myr
Other designations
113 Her, BD+22 3524, GC 25954, HD 175492, HD 175493, HIP 92818, HR 7133, SAO 86567, PPM 108046, ADS 11820, TYC 2109-2837-1, IRAS 18526+2234
Database references
SIMBADdata

113 Herculis is a binary star system located about 430 light-years (130 parsecs) away in the constellation Hercules. With an apparent magnitude of 4.6, it is faintly visible to the naked eye.

This star was first discovered to be a spectroscopic binary in 1900 by W. W. Campbell and W. H. Wright. The two stars orbit with a period of 245.3 days.