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87 Herculis

Below the horizon.  Rise: 23:38 | Tran: 8:07 | Set: 16:32
Alt: -12.55°   Az: 352.22°   Direction: North

87 Herculis is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Hercules.

87 Herculis visual magnitude is 5.12. Because of its faintness, 87 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 87 Herculis star
DSS2 image of 87 Herculis. The red arrow shows the motion of 87 Herculis during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 49m 50s
+25° 36’ 58”
11h 26m 18s
05h 16m 08s

J2000

17h 48m 49s
+25° 37’ 22”

Galactic Coordinates

50.44°
24.44°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 87 Herculis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.12
Giant

1.13
K2III
4389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 87 Herculis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 87 Herculis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

87 Herculis is distant 204.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

62.74
204.52
-26 km/s
-0.003 arcsec/y
-0.039"/y

Alternative Designations

87 Herculis
SAO85437
SAO85437

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 87 Herculis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 64.4°
Max altitude: 64.1°
Azimuth: 295.6°