49 Herculis
Above the horizon.
Rise: 11:00 | Tran: 18:16 | Set: 1:36
Alt: 10.80°
Az: 280.47°
Direction: West
49 Herculis is a variable star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Hercules.
49 Herculis visual magnitude is 6.52. Because of its faintness, 49 Herculis is not visible to the naked eye.
DSS2 image of 49 Herculis. The red arrow shows the motion of 49 Herculis during the next
10000 years (2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.67 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 49 Herculis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
49 Herculis is also a Cr chemically peculiar star.
Simplified finder chart for 49 Herculis.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 49 Herculis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 49 Herculis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
49 Herculis is distant 452.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's 49 Herculis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):