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public  Shishan, China Shishan, China  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Shanghai
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:18 
Sunset: 19:11
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5 Herculis

Above the horizon.  Rise: 14:57 | Tran: 21:33 | Set: 4:08
Alt: 35.93°   Az: 87.10°   Direction: East

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.

Image of 5 Herculis star
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

16h 02m 23s
+17° 44’ 53”
20h 07m 33s
12h 09m 56s

J2000

16h 01m 14s
+17° 49’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

31.2°
45.44°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 5 Herculis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.12
Giant

0.24
G8III
4767K

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

HR 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.

94.52
308.13
-19 km/s
-0.048 arcsec/y
0.157"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO101879
SAO101879

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 5 Herculis rise, transit and set times from Shishan, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 72.3°
Max altitude: 80.5°
Azimuth: 287.7°