ν Herculis (nu Herculis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:10 | Tran: 23:15 | Set: 8:24

Alt: -3.14° Az: 331.35° Direction: North-North-West

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.

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

Right Ascension 17h 59m 28s

Declination +30° 11’ 19”

Hour Angle 09h 45m 28s

Sidereal Time 03h 44m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 58m 30s

Declination +30° 11’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 55.94°

Galactic Latitude 23.92°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.41

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -2.53

Spectral Type F2II

Color Index (B-V) 0.39

Temperature 6934K

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

Distance (parsec) 243.90

Distance (light year) 795.12

Radial Speed -22 km/s

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ν Herculis
(nu Herculis)

Flamsteed designation 94 Herculis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD164136

SAO Catalogue SAO66524

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP87998

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+30 3093

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Nu Her

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ν Herculis (nu Herculis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 59.8° RISE 14:10

Max altitude: 68.7° TRANSIT 23:15

Azimuth: 300.2° SET 8:24

In Evidence

Other stars in Hercules

ν Herculis (nu Herculis)

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In Evidence

Other stars in Hercules

ν Herculis (nu Herculis)

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

J2000

Galactic Coordinates

Finder Chart

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Alternative Designations

Visibility from Your Location