77 Herculis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 16.33°
Az: 331.64°
Direction: North-North-West
77 Herculis is a main-sequence star of spectral class A4 in the constellation of Hercules.
77 Herculis visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its faintness, 77 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 77 Herculis. The red arrow shows the motion of 77 Herculis during the next
100000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for 77 Herculis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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Finder chart for 77 Herculis.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 77 Herculis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 77 Herculis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
77 Herculis is distant 363.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
77 Herculis is circumpolar and transits at 07:49 UTC (altitude: 86.8°)