14 Herculis is an orange dwarf star approximately 59 light-years away in the constellation Hercules. Because of its apparent magnitude, the star cannot be seen with the naked eye. As of 2006, it is thought that 14 Herculis has two extrasolar planets in orbit around the star.
14 Herculis is an orange dwarf star of the spectral type "K0V." It is though that the star has only 79 percent the mass of the Sun, 88 percent of the radius, and 75 percent o...
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14 Herculis is an orange dwarf star approximately 59 light-years away in the constellation Hercules. Because of its apparent magnitude, the star cannot be seen with the naked eye. As of 2006, it is thought that 14 Herculis has two extrasolar planets in orbit around the star.
14 Herculis is an orange dwarf star of the spectral type "K0V." It is though that the star has only 79 percent the mass of the Sun, 88 percent of the radius, and 75 percent of the luminosity. The star appears to be 3.2 times as enriched with elements heavier than hydrogen (based on its abundance of iron).
In 1998 an extrasolar planet was discovered to orbit 14 Herculis, which received the designation 14 Herculis b. The planet is located in an eccentric, long-period orbit which takes around 4.8 years to complete. In 2005, a possible second planet was proposed, designated 14 Herculis c. The parameters of this planet are uncertain, but a recent analysis suggests it may lie in the 4:1 resonance with the inner planet,...
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