98 Herculis

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:47 | Tran: 8:48 | Set: 16:49

Alt: 48.63° Az: 120.51° Direction: East-South-East

98 Herculis is a variable giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Hercules.

98 Herculis visual magnitude is 5.06. Because of its faintness, 98 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 98 Herculis. The red arrow shows the motion of 98 Herculis during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 07m 05s

Declination +22° 13’ 22”

Hour Angle 21h 28m 10s

Sidereal Time 15h 35m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 06m 01s

Declination +22° 13’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 48.53°

Galactic Latitude 19.55°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.06

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.32

Spectral Type M3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.58

Temperature 3677K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 98 Herculis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 98 Herculis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

98 Herculis is distant 615.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 188.68

Distance (light year) 615.09

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 98 Herculis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD165625

SAO Catalogue SAO85725

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88657

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+22 3273

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 10208

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 98 Herculis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.8° RISE 0:47

Max altitude: 60.7° TRANSIT 8:48

Azimuth: 292.2° SET 16:49

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules