5 Herculis

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:45 | Tran: 17:17 | Set: 0:50

Alt: 43.31° Az: 239.23° Direction: West-South-West

5 Herculis is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Hercules.

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

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 02m 21s

Declination +17° 45’ 01”

Hour Angle 02h 44m 07s

Sideral Time 18h 46m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 01m 14s

Declination +17° 49’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 31.2°

Galactic Latitude 45.44°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 5 Herculis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.12

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.24

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.99

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 308.13

Radial Speed -19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.048 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.157"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 5 Herculis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD143666

SAO Catalogue SAO101879

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78481

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+18 3101

FK5 Catalogue 3263

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 72.2° RISE 9:45

Max altitude: 56.3° TRANSIT 17:17

Azimuth: 287.8° SET 0:50

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Hercules