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Maasym - λ Herculis (lambda Herculis)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 5:41 | Tran: 14:10 | Set: 22:39
Alt: 51.45°   Az: 116.30°   Direction: East-South-East

Maasym, also designated as λ Herculis (lambda Herculis), is a variable giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Hercules.

Maasym visual magnitude is 4.41. Because of its moderate brightness, Maasym is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of Maasym - λ Herculis (lambda Herculis) star
DSS2 image of Maasym. The red arrow shows the motion of Maasym during the next 10000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 31m 44s
+26° 05’ 35”
21h 26m 06s
14h 57m 51s

J2000

17h 30m 44s
+26° 06’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

49.48°
28.44°

Finder Chart

Finder chart Maasym - λ Herculis (lambda Herculis) star
Simplified finder chart for Maasym - λ Herculis (lambda Herculis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.41
Giant

-0.85
K3III
3886K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where Maasym is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of Maasym. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Maasym is distant 367.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

112.61
367.12
-26 km/s
0.02 arcsec/y
0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Maasym
λ Herculis
(lambda Herculis)
76 Herculis
SAO85163
SAO85163

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Maasym - λ Herculis (lambda Herculis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.9°
Max altitude: 64.6°
Azimuth: 296.1°