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η Herculis (eta Herculis)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 65.77°   Az: 250.37°   Direction: West-South-West

η Herculis is a variable giant star of spectral class G7 in the constellation of Hercules.

η Herculis visual magnitude is 3.53. Because of its moderate brightness, η 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 η Herculis (eta Herculis) star
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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 43m 45s
+38° 52’ 34”
01h 59m 04s
18h 42m 49s

J2000

16h 42m 53s
+38° 55’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

62.28°
40.9°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for η Herculis (eta Herculis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.53
Giant

0.85
G7III
4943K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

34.35
111.99
8 km/s
0.037 arcsec/y
-0.083"/y

Alternative Designations

η Herculis
(eta Herculis)
44 Herculis
SAO65504
SAO65504

Visibility from Your Location

η Herculis (eta Herculis) is circumpolar and transits at 06:57 UTC (altitude: 77.4°)