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TimezoneAsia/Manila
Sunrise: 5:35 
Transit: 11:56 
Sunset: 18:17
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γ Herculis (gamma Herculis)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 15:19 | Tran: 21:31 | Set: 3:44
Alt: 30.81°   Az: 73.89°   Direction: East-North-East

γ Herculis is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class A9 in the constellation of Hercules.

γ Herculis visual magnitude is 3.75. Because of its moderate brightness, γ 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 γ Herculis (gamma Herculis) star
DSS2 image of γ Herculis. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Herculis during the next 10000 years (-7.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 23m 02s
+19° 05’ 40”
19h 56m 40s
12h 19m 43s

J2000

16h 21m 55s
+19° 09’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

35.26°
41.3°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for γ Herculis (gamma Herculis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.75
Giant

-0.14
A9III
7658K

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

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

Star System Properties

γ Herculis is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the γ Herculis double sysyem:

3.75
10.15
6.4
41.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Herculis is distant 195.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

59.92
195.33
-35 km/s
-0.047 arcsec/y
0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

γ Herculis
(gamma Herculis)
20 Herculis
SAO102107
SAO102107

Visibility from Your Location

Today's γ Herculis (gamma Herculis) rise, transit and set times from Anini-y, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 70.9°
Max altitude: 81.3°
Azimuth: 289.1°