q Herculis
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16h 11m 28.7s |
| Declination | +16° 39′ 56″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.08 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | main sequence |
| Spectral type | A0V |
| U−B color index | 0 |
| B−V color index | 0.02 |
| Astrometry | |
| Parallax (π) | 8.6995±0.0353 mas |
| Distance | 375 ± 2 ly (114.9 ± 0.5 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +0.63 |
| Other designations | |
| q Her, 48 Serpentis, BD+17 2982, SAO 101994, HD 145647, HR 6035 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
q Herculis (48 Serpentis) is a double star in the constellation Hercules that is situated at a distance of approximately 439.95 light-years from the Sun. Its apparent magnitude is +6.081. The age of q Herculis is determined to be about 719 million years.
The largest star q Herculis is a white star of the spectral type A0V, or A0. It has a mass of approximately 2.999 M☉, a radius of approximately 2.592 R☉, and a luminosity of approximately 52.481 L☉. Its effective temperature is approximately 9882 K.