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52 Herculis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 7.49°   Az: 356.98°   Direction: North

52 Herculis is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Hercules.

52 Herculis visual magnitude is 4.82. Because of its moderate brightness, 52 Herculis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of 52 Herculis star
DSS2 image of 52 Herculis. The red arrow shows the motion of 52 Herculis during the next 10000 years (4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 49m 57s
+45° 56’ 30”
11h 42m 46s
04h 32m 44s

J2000

16h 49m 14s
+45° 58’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

71.61°
39.96°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 52 Herculis star
Simplified finder chart for 52 Herculis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.82
Main-sequence
52 Herculis is also a SrCrEu chemically peculiar star.

1.17
A2V
9125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 52 Herculis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 52 Herculis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

52 Herculis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 52 Herculis double sysyem:

4.82
9.42
4.6
1.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

52 Herculis is distant 175.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

53.71
175.08
-1 km/s
0.026 arcsec/y
-0.055"/y

Alternative Designations

52 Herculis
SAO46305
SAO46305

Visibility from Your Location

52 Herculis is circumpolar and transits at 17:17 UTC (altitude: 84.5°)