5 Herculis

5 Herculis is a giant star in the constellation of Hercules.

5 Herculis visual magnitude is 5.12. Because of its reltive faintness, 5 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 5 Herculis:

Color of 5 Herculis ⬤

Magnitude of 5 Herculis 5.12

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 5 Herculis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 2°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 5 Herculis

5 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 5 Herculis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 01m 14s

Declination J2000 +17° 49’ 05”

Galactic Longitude 31.2°

Galactic Latitude 45.44°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 5 Herculis in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 5 Herculis.

Visibility of 5 Herculis from your location

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

Today's 5 Herculis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 72.2° RISE 20:47

Max altitude: 56.3° TRANSIT 4:24

Azimuth: 287.8° SET 11:57

RIGHT NOW 5 Herculis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 5 Herculis

The image below is a photograph of 5 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 5 Herculis is -0.048 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.157 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 5 Herculis. The red arrow shows the motion of 5 Herculis during the next 1000 years (-0.80 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.62 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 5 Herculis from the Sun and relative movement

5 Herculis is distant 308.13 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 94.52 pc

Distance (light year) 308.13 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.048 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.157 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 5 Herculis

5 Herculis belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.24

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.99

Temperature of 5 Herculis 4767K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 5 Herculis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 5 Herculis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 5 Herculis

Flamsteed designation 5 Herculis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD143666

SAO Catalogue SAO101879

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78481

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+18 3101

FK5 Catalogue 3263

How to support us

In Evidence

Other stars in Hercules