37 Herculis

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

37 Herculis visual magnitude is 5.77. Because of its reltive faintness, 37 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 37 Herculis:

Color of 37 Herculis ⬤

Magnitude of 37 Herculis 5.77

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 37 Herculis is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 37 Herculis

37 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 37 Herculis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 40m 38s

Declination J2000 +04° 13’ 10”

Galactic Longitude 20.82°

Galactic Latitude 30.87°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 37 Herculis in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 37 Herculis.

Visibility of 37 Herculis from your location

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

Today's 37 Herculis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 85.8° RISE 22:56

Max altitude: 42.7° TRANSIT 5:19

Azimuth: 274.2° SET 11:38

RIGHT NOW 37 Herculis is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 37 Herculis

The image below is a photograph of 37 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 37 Herculis is -0.001 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.013 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 37 Herculis. The red arrow shows the motion of 37 Herculis during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 37 Herculis from the Sun and relative movement

37 Herculis is distant 302.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 92.94 pc

Distance (light year) 302.97 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -34 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.013 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 37 Herculis

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

Absolute magnitude 0.93

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.02

Temperature of 37 Herculis 10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 37 Herculis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 37 Herculis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

37 Herculis star system properties

37 Herculis is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 37 Herculis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.77

Secondary star magnitude 6.97

Magnitude difference 1.2

Separation 69.6 arcsec

Alternative designations of 37 Herculis

Flamsteed designation 37 Herculis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD150378

SAO Catalogue SAO121776

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP81641

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+04 3235

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10149

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