Xi Herculis

Xi Herculis (92 Her, HD 163993, SAO 85590, HR 6703) is a star located within the constellation of Hercules. Its declination is 29° 15′, its right ascension is 17h 58m, and its magnitude is 3.7. Xi Herculis is about 160 light-years from Earth.

Chinese name

In R.H.Allen's version, this star, together with ν Her and 99 Her (b Herculis) were represent states Zhongshan (or Chung Shan' "the Middle Mountain").[1], but in Chinese literature, it was only for ο Her.[2]

References

  1. ^ Star Names - R.H.Allen p.246
  2. ^ (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 6 日

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