110 Herculis

Altitude: 1.9° Azimuth: 58.6° Direction: East-North-East

110 Herculis is a variable and multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Hercules.

110 Herculis visual magnitude is 4.19. Because of its moderate brightness, 110 Herculis should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 110 Herculis:

Color of 110 Herculis ⬤

Magnitude of 110 Herculis 4.19

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

110 Herculis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 1.9°
Azimuth: 58.6°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 110 Herculis

110 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 110 Herculis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 18h 45m 39s

Declination J2000 +20° 32’ 47”

Galactic Longitude 50.79°

Galactic Latitude 10.43°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 110 Herculis in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 110 Herculis.

Visibility of 110 Herculis from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 110 Herculis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.5° RISE 6:11

Max altitude: 59.1° TRANSIT 14:01

Azimuth: 290.5° SET 21:50

Digitized Sky Survey image of 110 Herculis

The image below is a photograph of 110 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 110 Herculis is -0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.335 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 110 Herculis. The red arrow shows the motion of 110 Herculis during the next 1000 years (-0.13 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.58 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 110 Herculis from the Sun and relative movement

110 Herculis is distant 62.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 19.09 pc

Distance (light year) 62.25 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.335 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 110 Herculis

110 Herculis belongs to spectral class F6 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 2.79

Spectral Type F6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.46

Temperature of 110 Herculis 6576K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 110 Herculis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 110 Herculis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

110 Herculis star system properties

110 Herculis is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 110 Herculis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.19

Secondary star magnitude 13.39

Magnitude difference 9.2

Separation 63.8 arcsec

Alternative designations of 110 Herculis

Flamsteed designation 110 Herculis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD173667

SAO Catalogue SAO86406

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP92043

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+20 3926

Gliese Catalogue Gl 725.2

FK5 Catalogue 703

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 11323

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS11658

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