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82 Herculis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 58.61°   Az: 75.37°   Direction: East-North-East

82 Herculis is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Hercules.

82 Herculis visual magnitude is 5.37. Because of its faintness, 82 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 82 Herculis star
DSS2 image of 82 Herculis. The red arrow shows the motion of 82 Herculis during the next 10000 years (5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 37m 17s
+48° 34’ 16”
20h 41m 31s
14h 18m 48s

J2000

17h 36m 37s
+48° 35’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

75.26°
32.06°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.37
Giant

0.35
K1
4409K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 82 Herculis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 82 Herculis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

82 Herculis is distant 328.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

100.91
328.96
29 km/s
0.031 arcsec/y
0.065"/y

Alternative Designations

82 Herculis
SAO46838
SAO46838

Visibility from Your Location

82 Herculis is circumpolar and transits at 01:37 UTC (altitude: 87.1°)