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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.

Image of 88 Herculis star
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

17h 50m 43s
+48° 23’ 17”
05h 52m 19s
23h 43m 02s

J2000

17h 50m 03s
+48° 23’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

75.36°
29.82°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.68
88 Herculis is also a Sh chemically peculiar star.

-1.15
B
11744K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 88 Herculis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR 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.

367.65
1,198.53
-12 km/s
0.004 arcsec/y
0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

88 Herculis
SAO46997
SAO46997

Visibility from Your Location

88 Herculis is circumpolar and transits at 03:37 UTC (altitude: 86.9°)