η Herculis (eta Herculis)

Altitude: 64.8° Azimuth: 107.4° Direction: East-South-East

η Herculis is a variable giant star in the constellation of Hercules.

η Herculis visual magnitude is 3.53. Because of its moderate brightness, η Herculis should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about η Herculis:

Color of η Herculis ⬤

Magnitude of η Herculis 3.53

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

η Herculis (eta Herculis) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 64.8°
Azimuth: 107.4°
Direction: East-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of η Herculis

η Herculis is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of η Herculis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 42m 53s

Declination J2000 +38° 55’ 19”

Galactic Longitude 62.28°

Galactic Latitude 40.9°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of η Herculis in the sky:

Finder chart η Herculis (eta Herculis) star

Simplified finder chart for η Herculis (eta Herculis).

Visibility of η Herculis from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

η Herculis (eta Herculis) is circumpolar and transits at 23:30 UTC (altitude: 77.4°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of η Herculis

The image below is a photograph of η Herculis from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of η Herculis is 0.037 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.083 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of η Herculis. The red arrow shows the motion of η Herculis during the next 10000 years (6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of η Herculis from the Sun and relative movement

η Herculis is distant 111.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 34.35 pc

Distance (light year) 111.99 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.037 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.083 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of η Herculis

η Herculis belongs to spectral class G7 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.85

Spectral Type G7III

Color Index (B-V) 0.92

Temperature of η Herculis 4943K

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

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

Alternative designations of η Herculis

Bayer designation η Herculis
(eta Herculis)

Flamsteed designation 44 Herculis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD150997

SAO Catalogue SAO65504

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP81833

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+39 3029

FK5 Catalogue 626

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 7934

In Evidence

Other stars in Hercules