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4 Herculis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 29.30°   Az: 302.60°   Direction: West-North-West

4 Herculis is a variable star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Hercules.

4 Herculis visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its faintness, 4 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 4 Herculis star
DSS2 image of 4 Herculis. The red arrow shows the motion of 4 Herculis during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 56m 21s
+42° 29’ 35”
06h 19m 31s
22h 15m 53s

J2000

15h 55m 30s
+42° 33’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

67.77°
49.78°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 4 Herculis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.75

-0.10
B9
11744K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 4 Herculis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 4 Herculis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

4 Herculis is distant 481.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

147.71
481.54
-17 km/s
-0.025 arcsec/y
0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO45790
SAO45790

Visibility from Your Location

4 Herculis is circumpolar and transits at 00:00 UTC (altitude: 81.0°)