HZ Herculis

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf variable star
binary star system
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 13.5
gptkbp:catalogueNumber V* HZ Her
gptkbp:component white dwarf
A-type star
gptkbp:declination +35° 20′ 32″
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Uhuru_satellite
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1972
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 21,000 light-years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HZ Herculis
gptkbp:lightCurveType eclipsing
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Hercules
gptkbp:massOfCompanionStar 2.2 solar masses
gptkbp:massOfNeutronStar 1.5 solar masses
gptkbp:notableFor first X-ray binary discovered with regular eclipses
gptkbp:orbitType 1.7 days
gptkbp:otherName Her X-1
gptkbp:recurrence 35 days (X-ray cycle)
gptkbp:rightAscension 16h 57m 49.8s
gptkbp:SIMBADID HZ+Her
gptkbp:spectralType gptkb:A7V
gptkbp:variableType binary star system
gptkbp:X-raySource Her X-1
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hercules_X-1
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7