88 Herculis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 36.78°
Az: 304.03°
Direction: North-West
88 Herculis is a variable star of spectral class B in the constellation of Hercules.
88 Herculis visual magnitude is 6.68. Because of its faintness, 88 Herculis is not visible to the naked eye.
DSS2 image of 88 Herculis. The red arrow shows the motion of 88 Herculis during the next
10000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for 88 Herculis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
88 Herculis is also a Sh chemically peculiar star.
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Finder chart for 88 Herculis.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 88 Herculis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 88 Herculis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
88 Herculis is distant 1,198.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
88 Herculis is circumpolar and transits at 03:37 UTC (altitude: 86.9°)