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public  South Grafton, Australia South Grafton, Australia  ⓘ
TimezoneAustralia/Sydney
Sunrise: 6:45 
Transit: 11:52 
Sunset: 16:59
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95 Herculis

Above the horizon.  Rise: 18:01 | Tran: 23:07 | Set: 4:13
Alt: 2.61°   Az: 296.76°   Direction: West-North-West

95 Herculis is a variable and double giant star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Hercules.

95 Herculis visual magnitude is 4.96. Because of its moderate brightness, 95 Herculis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of 95 Herculis star
DSS2 image of 95 Herculis. The red arrow shows the motion of 95 Herculis during the next 10000 years (2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 02m 35s
+21° 35’ 48”
04h 54m 25s
22h 57m 01s

J2000

18h 01m 30s
+21° 35’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

47.5°
20.29°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 95 Herculis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.96
Giant

A5III
8839K

Star System Properties

95 Herculis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 95 Herculis double sysyem:

4.96
5.06
0.1
6.3 arcsec

Alternative Designations

95 Herculis
SAO85648
SAO85648

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 95 Herculis rise, transit and set times from South Grafton, Australia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Australia/Sydney):

Azimuth: 68.4°
Max altitude: 38.7°
Azimuth: 291.6°