14 Herculis

14 Herculis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Hercules
Right ascension 16h 10m 24.31568s
Declination +43° 49 03.5074
Apparent magnitude (V) +6.61
Characteristics
Spectral type K0 V
B−V color index 0.877±0.006
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−13.87±0.08 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 131.745(28) mas/yr
Dec.: −297.025(37) mas/yr
Parallax (π)55.8657±0.0291 mas
Distance58.38 ± 0.03 ly
(17.900 ± 0.009 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+5.39
Details
Mass0.98±0.04 M
Radius0.97±0.02 R
Luminosity0.6256±0.0077 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.46 cgs
Temperature5,310±30 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.43±0.07 dex
Rotation29.5 d
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.65 km/s
Age3.6±2.0 Gyr
Other designations
14 Her, BD+44°2549, GJ 614, HD 145675, HIP 79248, SAO 45933, LTT 14816
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

14 Herculis or 14 Her is a K-type main-sequence star 58.4 light-years (17.9 parsecs) away in the constellation Hercules. It is also known as HD 145675. Because of its apparent magnitude, of 6.61 the star can be very faintly seen with the naked eye. As of 2021, 14 Herculis is known to host two exoplanets.