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public  Huwan, China Huwan, China  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Shanghai
Sunrise: 5:23 
Transit: 12:18 
Sunset: 19:12
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ν Herculis (nu Herculis)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 16:12 | Tran: 23:21 | Set: 6:31
Alt: 20.25°   Az: 65.73°   Direction: East-North-East

ν Herculis is a variable bright giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Hercules.

ν Herculis visual magnitude is 4.41. Because of its moderate brightness, ν 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 ν Herculis (nu Herculis) star
DSS2 image of ν Herculis. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Herculis during the next 100000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 59m 28s
+30° 11’ 19”
18h 33m 18s
12h 32m 47s

J2000

17h 58m 30s
+30° 11’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

55.94°
23.92°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν Herculis (nu Herculis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.41
Bright giant

-2.53
F2II
6934K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Herculis is distant 795.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

243.90
795.12
-22 km/s
0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

ν Herculis
(nu Herculis)
94 Herculis
SAO66524
SAO66524

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ν Herculis (nu Herculis) rise, transit and set times from Huwan, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 59.8°
Max altitude: 87.7°
Azimuth: 300.2°