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χ Herculis (chi Herculis)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 8.11°   Az: 336.09°   Direction: North-North-West

χ Herculis is a main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Hercules.

χ Herculis visual magnitude is 4.62. Because of its moderate brightness, χ 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 χ Herculis (chi Herculis) star
DSS2 image of χ Herculis. The red arrow shows the motion of χ Herculis during the next 1000 years (7.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.53 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 53m 32s
+42° 22’ 38”
09h 48m 24s
01h 41m 57s

J2000

15h 52m 40s
+42° 27’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

67.68°
50.33°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for χ Herculis (chi Herculis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.62
Main-sequence

3.62
F8V
6129K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

χ Herculis is distant 51.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 55 kilometers per second.

15.85
51.68
-55 km/s
0.44 arcsec/y
0.632"/y

Alternative Designations

χ Herculis
(chi Herculis)
SAO45772
SAO45772

Visibility from Your Location

χ Herculis (chi Herculis) is circumpolar and transits at 23:22 UTC (altitude: 80.9°)