ξ Herculis (xi Herculis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:18 | Tran: 23:14 | Set: 8:14

Alt: 47.36° Az: 101.90° Direction: East-South-East

ξ Herculis is a variable giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Hercules.

ξ Herculis visual magnitude is 3.7. Because of its moderate brightness, ξ 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 ξ Herculis. The red arrow shows the motion of ξ Herculis during the next 10000 years (14.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 58m 45s

Declination +29° 14’ 48”

Hour Angle 20h 42m 16s

Sidereal Time 14h 41m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 57m 45s

Declination +29° 14’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 54.91°

Galactic Latitude 23.77°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.7

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.61

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.94

Temperature 4892K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ξ Herculis is distant 135.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 41.46

Distance (light year) 135.16

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.084 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ξ Herculis
(xi Herculis)

Flamsteed designation 92 Herculis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD163993

SAO Catalogue SAO85590

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP87933

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+29 3156

FK5 Catalogue 674

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 9927

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 60.8° RISE 14:18

Max altitude: 67.8° TRANSIT 23:14

Azimuth: 299.2° SET 8:14

In Evidence

Other stars in Hercules

ξ Herculis (xi Herculis)

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In Evidence

Other stars in Hercules

ξ Herculis (xi Herculis)

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

J2000

Galactic Coordinates

Finder Chart

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Alternative Designations

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