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2 Herculis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 67.78°   Az: 259.86°   Direction: 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.

Image of 2 Herculis star
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

15h 55m 28s
+43° 03’ 58”
02h 02m 31s
17h 57m 59s

J2000

15h 54m 37s
+43° 08’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

68.68°
49.87°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 2 Herculis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.37
Giant

-1.05
M3III
3581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 2 Herculis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR 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.

191.94
625.72
-10 km/s
-0.032 arcsec/y
0.065"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO45788
SAO45788

Visibility from Your Location

2 Herculis is circumpolar and transits at 06:37 UTC (altitude: 81.6°)