Gamma Herculis [SEP] constellation
Gamma Herculis
Gamma Herculis, Latinized from γ Herculis, is a magnitude 3.74 binary star system in the northern constellation of Hercules.
Properties.
This is known to be a spectroscopic binary system, although there is no information about the secondary component. Based upon parallax measurements, this system is located at a distance of about from the Earth. The spectrum of the primary star matches a stellar classification of A9III, which indicates this is a giant star that has exhausted the hydrogen at its core and evolved away from the
Nasak Shamiya" was the title for three other stars: Beta Serpentis as "Nasak Shamiya I", Gamma Serpentis as "Nasak Shamiya II" and Gamma Herculis as "Nasak Shamiya III".
In Chinese, (), meaning "Right Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure", refers to an asterism which represents eleven old states in China and which is marking the right borderline of the enclosure, consisting of Beta Herculis, Gamma Herculis, Kappa Herculis, Gamma Serpentis, Beta Serpentis, Delta Serpentis, Alpha Serpentis,