DQ Herculis

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This article refers to Nova Herculis 1934. Information on the star DQ Herculis is also here. For the type of cataclysmic variable star known as DQ Herc, see intermediate polars
DQ Herculis
Observation data
Epoch J2000
Constellation
(pronunciation)		 Hercules
Right ascension 18h 07m 30.25s
Declination +45° 51′ 32.6″
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.16
Characteristics
Spectral type Sb:Be+
Variable type DQ Herculis
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) -4 km/s
Parallax (π) -5 ± 11 mas
Distance approx. -1000 ly
(approx. -200 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) 12.99
Details
Mass ? M☉
Radius ? R☉
Luminosity ? L☉
Temperature ? K
Metallicity ?
Rotation ?
Age ? years
Other designations
NOVA Her 1934, EM* CDS 959, PLX 4164, 1SWASP 180730.28+455131.9, AN 452.1934, GCRV 10587, 2RXP J180730.0+455136, V* DQ Her, CSI+45-18061, 2MASS J18073024+4551325, SBC7 665, AAVSO 1804+45.
Database references
SIMBAD data

DQ Herculis (or Nova Herculis 1934) was a slow, bright nova occurring in Hercules in December 1934. It reached magnitude 1.5.

Hercules Constellation
Hercules Constellation

DQ Herculis is the prototype for a category of cataclysmic variable stars called intermediate polars.

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