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Longitude:
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17037+1336 Position and Visibility Tonight

17037+1336

Where is 17037+1336 right now?

17037+1336 is located in the constellation Hercules. It is currently above the horizon at an altitude of 64° toward the south-west, with an apparent magnitude of 5.91.
Twilight begins at 18:37 local time. At that moment, 17037+1336 will be 62° above the horizon toward the south-west.

17037+1336 visibility on 2026-08-31

17037+1336 Visible from sunset until early morning

17037+1336 rise and set timetable

TimeElevation
17037+1336 transit17:3466°
Sunset17:3866°
Civil sunset18:0665°
Twilight start18:3762°
Moonrise, 91.3% illuminated 18:4861°
Astronomical observing session begins19:1058°
17037+1336 set00:15
Astronomical observing session ends03:06-28°
Moonset08:20-26°
17037+1336 rise10:48

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Star system description: 17037+1336

System 17037+1336 — 6-star system, is located in the constellation Hercules, at coordinates RA: 17h 03m 39s", Dec: 13° 36' 19s.
The primary and secondary magnitudes are 5.91 and 6.17. Their separation is 4.9 arcminutes, at position angle 115°. The magnitude difference is 0.26 magnitudes; the primary is approximately 1.3 times brighter.
The primary is white; the secondary is orange.
The following technical data come from the Washington Double Star Catalog.

Technical details: 17037+1336

Property Value
System identifier 17037+1336
System type 6-star system
Primary star Her-17037 1336
Right ascension (RA) 17.06092 (17h 03m 39s")
Declination (Dec) 13.60542 (13° 36' 19s)
Primary magnitude 5.91
Secondary magnitude 6.17
Spectral type (primary/secondary) A1V+K1III (white/orange)
Separation (arcseconds) 292.4
Position angle 115°
Discovery year 1835
Last observed 2014
Primary proper motion (RA, Dec) -022-034
Secondary proper motion (RA, Dec) +023-131
Number of observations 33

Components of 17037+1336

ComponentMagnitudeSeparation (arcseconds)Position angle
AB6.17292.4115
AC8.5236.513
AD10.43180.1140
BD10.43151.5267
DE10.9598.5210

Data source: Washington Double Star (WDS) Catalog. Maintained by the U.S. Naval Observatory; thanks to the WDS team.

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Limiting magnitude
coordinates17.06092, 13.60542
Center coordinates17.06092, 13.60542

17037+1336 Passage Through Night

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Current position of 17037+1336

Time18:17
Latitude37.3541
Longitude-121.955
Elevation64°
Azimuth205°
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Annual motion of 17037+1336


17037+1336 will remain visible until November 12, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Time
DateTue, 1 September 2026
Twilight start19:08
Twilight end03:04
Twilight duration8h 56m
Rise10:48
Set00:11
Elevation at transit66°
Transit time17:30
Equatorial coordinatesRA: 17h 03m 39s", Dec: 13° 36' 19s
Magnitude6
ConstellationHercules
The graph illustrates the annual visibility pattern of 17037+1336, including its daily appearances and transit times. The vertical axis shows the hours of the day and the horizontal axis spans the year. The reddish area marks when the object is above the horizon, while the white line marks its daily transit.
You can also view detailed visibility information in a table with exact rise, transit, and set times for each date.

Astrometric and Physical Parameters of 17037+1336

Coordinates and Visibility

Right Ascension17.06092°
Declination13.60542°
Magnitude5.91
ConstellationHercules
Elevation64.3°
Azimuth205.2°