69 Herculis
69 Herculis is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Hercules.
69 Herculis visual magnitude is 4.65. Because of its moderate brightness, 69 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 69 Herculis:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 69 Herculis
69 Herculis is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 69 Herculis are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 69 Herculis in the sky:
Visibility of 69 Herculis from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 69 Herculis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 69 Herculis
The image below is a photograph of 69 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 69 Herculis is -0.034 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.063 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 69 Herculis from the Sun and relative movement
69 Herculis is distant 177.75 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 69 Herculis
69 Herculis belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 69 Herculis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
