10 Herculis
10 Herculis is a variable giant star in the constellation of Hercules.
10 Herculis visual magnitude is 5.7. Because of its reltive faintness, 10 Herculis should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about 10 Herculis:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 10 Herculis
10 Herculis is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 10 Herculis are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 10 Herculis in the sky:
Visibility of 10 Herculis from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 10 Herculis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 10 Herculis
The image below is a photograph of 10 Herculis from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 10 Herculis is -0.029 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.012 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 10 Herculis from the Sun and relative movement
10 Herculis is distant 565.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 10 Herculis
10 Herculis belongs to spectral class M4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 10 Herculis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
