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Xi Herculis (92 Her HD 163993 SAO 85590 HR 6703) is a star located within the constellation of Hercules. Its declination is 29° 15′ its right ascension is 17h 58m and its apparent magnitude is 3.7. Xi Herculis is about 160 light-years from Earth.This star has 2.26 times the mass of the Sun with a projected rotational velocity of 3.2 km s−1. it is radiating 62 times the luminosity of the Sun from the outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 4963 K.

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