10 Herculis

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:50 | Tran: 21:41 | Set: 4:32

Alt: 35.47° Az: 80.05° Direction: East

10 Herculis is a variable giant star of spectral class M4 in the constellation of Hercules.

10 Herculis visual magnitude is 5.7. Because of its faintness, 10 Herculis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 10 Herculis. The red arrow shows the motion of 10 Herculis during the next 10000 years (-4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 12m 43s

Declination +23° 25’ 49”

Hour Angle 19h 56m 09s

Sidereal Time 12h 08m 52s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 11m 38s

Declination +23° 29’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 39.93°

Galactic Latitude 44.9°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.7

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.50

Spectral Type M4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.56

Temperature 3705K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 10 Herculis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 10 Herculis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 173.61

Distance (light year) 565.97

Radial Speed -25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.029 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 10 Herculis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD145713

SAO Catalogue SAO84240

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP79349

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 2909

General Catalogue of Variable Stars LQ Her

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 10 Herculis rise, transit and set times from Longhushan, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 66.6° RISE 14:50

Max altitude: 85.3° TRANSIT 21:41

Azimuth: 293.4° SET 4:32

Name:	Longhushan, China
Latitude:	28° 7' 24.6" N
Longitude:	116° 58' 33.6" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules