60 Herculis

60 Herculis is a double sub-giant star in the constellation of Hercules.

60 Herculis visual magnitude is 4.91. Because of its moderate brightness, 60 Herculis should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 60 Herculis:

Color of 60 Herculis ⬤

Magnitude of 60 Herculis 4.91

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 60 Herculis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 7°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 60 Herculis

60 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 60 Herculis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 05m 22s

Declination J2000 +12° 44’ 26”

Galactic Longitude 32.78°

Galactic Latitude 29.22°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 60 Herculis in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 60 Herculis.

Visibility of 60 Herculis from your location

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

Today's 60 Herculis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 77.3° RISE 22:36

Max altitude: 51.3° TRANSIT 5:43

Azimuth: 282.7° SET 12:47

RIGHT NOW 60 Herculis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 60 Herculis

The image below is a photograph of 60 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 60 Herculis is 0.051 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 60 Herculis. The red arrow shows the motion of 60 Herculis during the next 10000 years (8.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 60 Herculis from the Sun and relative movement

60 Herculis is distant 143.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 44.09 pc

Distance (light year) 143.74 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.051 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.01 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 60 Herculis

60 Herculis belongs to spectral class A4 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude 1.69

Spectral Type A4IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.12

Temperature of 60 Herculis 8839K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 60 Herculis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 60 Herculis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

60 Herculis star system properties

60 Herculis is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 60 Herculis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.91

Secondary star magnitude 11.01

Magnitude difference 6.1

Separation 56 arcsec

Alternative designations of 60 Herculis

Flamsteed designation 60 Herculis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD154494

SAO Catalogue SAO102584

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83613

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+12 3142

FK5 Catalogue 635

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10334

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