96 Herculis

Above the horizon. Rise: 18:32 | Tran: 2:28 | Set: 10:19

Alt: 56.94° Az: 207.98° Direction: South-South-West

96 Herculis is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Hercules.

96 Herculis visual magnitude is 5.28. Because of its faintness, 96 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.

DSS2 image of 96 Herculis. The red arrow shows the motion of 96 Herculis during the next 10000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 03m 28s

Declination +20° 50’ 07”

Hour Angle 01h 03m 34s

Sidereal Time 19h 07m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 02m 23s

Declination +20° 50’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 46.83°

Galactic Latitude 19.81°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.28

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -2.21

Spectral Type B3IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.09

Temperature 11407K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 96 Herculis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 96 Herculis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

96 Herculis is distant 1,028.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 315.46

Distance (light year) 1,028.39

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 96 Herculis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD164852

SAO Catalogue SAO85672

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88331

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+20 3649

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V820 Her

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 96 Herculis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.2° RISE 18:32

Max altitude: 59.4° TRANSIT 2:28

Azimuth: 290.8° SET 10:19

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules