108 Herculis

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:40 | Tran: 2:46 | Set: 11:48

Alt: 65.63° Az: 213.35° Direction: South-South-West

108 Herculis is a star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Hercules.

108 Herculis visual magnitude is 5.63. Because of its faintness, 108 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 108 Herculis. The red arrow shows the motion of 108 Herculis during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 9.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 21m 55s

Declination +29° 52’ 19”

Hour Angle 01h 00m 38s

Sidereal Time 19h 22m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 20m 57s

Declination +29° 51’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 57.37°

Galactic Latitude 19.23°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.63

Class

Absolute magnitude 1.83

Spectral Type A5

Color Index (B-V) 0.21

Temperature 8086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 108 Herculis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 108 Herculis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

108 Herculis is distant 187.79 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 57.60

Distance (light year) 187.79

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.057"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 108 Herculis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD168913

SAO Catalogue SAO85956

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89925

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+29 3241

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 108 Herculis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 60.1° RISE 17:40

Max altitude: 68.4° TRANSIT 2:46

Azimuth: 299.9° SET 11:48

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules