34 Herculis

34 Herculis is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Hercules.

34 Herculis visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its reltive faintness, 34 Herculis should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 34 Herculis:

Color of 34 Herculis ⬤

Magnitude of 34 Herculis 6.45

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 34 Herculis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 37°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 34 Herculis

34 Herculis is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 34 Herculis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 30m 06s

Declination J2000 +48° 57’ 38”

Galactic Longitude 75.86°

Galactic Latitude 42.99°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 34 Herculis in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 34 Herculis.

Visibility of 34 Herculis from your location

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

34 Herculis is circumpolar and transits at 04:32 UTC (altitude: 87.5°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 34 Herculis

The image below is a photograph of 34 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 34 Herculis is -0.048 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.062 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 34 Herculis. The red arrow shows the motion of 34 Herculis during the next 10000 years (-8.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 34 Herculis from the Sun and relative movement

34 Herculis is distant 362.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 111.11 pc

Distance (light year) 362.22 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.048 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.062 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 34 Herculis

34 Herculis belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.22

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.03

Temperature of 34 Herculis 9766K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 34 Herculis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 34 Herculis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 34 Herculis

Flamsteed designation 34 Herculis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD149081

SAO Catalogue SAO46128

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80809

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+49 2514

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