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34 Herculis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 21.97°   Az: 322.95°   Direction: North-West

34 Herculis is a main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Hercules.

34 Herculis visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its faintness, 34 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 34 Herculis star
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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 30m 46s
+48° 54’ 30”
08h 07m 06s
00h 37m 53s

J2000

16h 30m 06s
+48° 57’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

75.86°
42.99°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 34 Herculis star
Simplified finder chart for 34 Herculis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.45
Main-sequence

1.22
A1V
9766K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

111.11
362.22
-8 km/s
-0.048 arcsec/y
-0.062"/y

Alternative Designations

34 Herculis
SAO46128
SAO46128

Visibility from Your Location

34 Herculis is circumpolar and transits at 16:50 UTC (altitude: 87.4°)