2 Herculis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 34.71°
Az: 297.62°
Direction: West-North-West
2 Herculis is a variable giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Hercules.
2 Herculis visual magnitude is 5.37. Because of its faintness, 2 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 2 Herculis. The red arrow shows the motion of 2 Herculis during the next
10000 years (-5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.83 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 2 Herculis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 2 Herculis.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 2 Herculis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 2 Herculis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
2 Herculis is distant 625.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
2 Herculis is circumpolar and transits at 16:22 UTC (altitude: 81.6°)