Kappa Herculis

Summary

Kappa Herculis is a star^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kappa Herculis's instance of is recorded as star^[3].
• Kappa Herculis's instance of is recorded as double star^[4].
• Kappa Herculis's instance of is recorded as optical double^[5].
• Kappa Herculis's constellation is recorded as Hercules^[6].
• Kappa Herculis is part of Right Wall of the Heavenly Market Enclosure^[7].
• Kappa Herculis comprises Kappa Herculis A^[8].
• Kappa Herculis comprises Kappa Herculis B^[9].
• Kappa Herculis comprises Q86207644^[10].
• Kappa Herculis's catalog code is recorded as κ Her^[11].
• Kappa Herculis's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J16081+1703AB^[12].
• Kappa Herculis's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 16058+1710^[13].
• Kappa Herculis's catalog code is recorded as WDS J16081+1703AB^[14].
• Kappa Herculis's catalog code is recorded as 7 Her^[15].
• Kappa Herculis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '-0.22'}^[16].
• Kappa Herculis's luminosity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q843877', 'amount': '+150'}^[17].
• Kappa Herculis's stellar rotational velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+10'}^[18].
• Kappa Herculis's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+242.018958'}^[19].
• Kappa Herculis's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+17.047000'}^[20].
• Kappa Herculis's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[21].
• Kappa Herculis's age estimated by a dating method is recorded as {'unit': 'Q20764', 'amount': '+309'}^[22].

Body

Geography

Kappa Herculis is part of Right Wall of the Heavenly Market Enclosure^[7].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include star^[3], double star^[4], and optical double^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include κ Her^[11], CCDM J16081+1703AB^[12], IRAS 16058+1710^[13], WDS J16081+1703AB^[14], and 7 Her^[15].

Why It Matters

Kappa Herculis ranks in the top 6% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]