Constellation
The constellation Hercules
Her
Hercules gathers 136 naked-eye stars —down to magnitude 6— in Stelvia's catalogue. The brightest is Kornephoros, and the constellation reaches its highest point of the night around June.
Hercules in figures
- Catalogued stars
- 136
- Brightest star
- Kornephoros
- Region of the sky
- Northern sky
- Highest around
- June
- With a proper name
- 6
- Nearest star
- Mu Herculis
Those visible to the naked eye, down to magnitude 6
Apparent magnitude 2.78
Declination from 4° to 49°
Month when it culminates at midnight
Stars with a traditional name, not just a catalogue designation
27 light years
These figures are computed over Stelvia's catalogue —stars visible to the naked eye, down to magnitude 6—, not over the constellation's real total: the count, the brightest and the nearest all refer to that catalogue. The region of the sky comes from the median declination of its stars; the month, from their mean right ascension.
Every star in Hercules
The 136 stars of Hercules catalogued by Stelvia, from the brightest to the faintest. Each one has its own page.
- KornephorosBeta Herculis2.78
- RasalgethiAlpha 1 Herculis2.78
- Zeta Herculis2.81
- SarinDelta Herculis3.12
- Pi Herculis3.16
- Mu Herculis3.42
- Eta Herculis3.48
- Xi Herculis3.70
- Gamma Herculis3.74
- Iota Herculis3.82
- Omicron Herculis3.84
- 109 Herculis3.85
- Theta Herculis3.86
- Tau Herculis3.91
- Epsilon Herculis3.92
- Rho Herculis4.15
- 110 Herculis4.19
- Sigma Herculis4.20
- Phi Herculis4.23
- 95 Herculis4.26
- 111 Herculis4.34
- 102 Herculis4.37
- MaasymLambda Herculis4.41
- Nu Herculis4.41
- CujamOmega Herculis4.57
- 113 Herculis4.57
- Chi Herculis4.60
- 69 Herculis4.64
- 93 Herculis4.67
- Upsilon Herculis4.72
- 68 Herculis4.80
- 52 Herculis4.82
- 30 Herculis4.83
- 29 Herculis4.84
- 42 Herculis4.86
- 60 Herculis4.89
- 106 Herculis4.92
- 98 Herculis4.96
- 104 Herculis4.96
- HIP 834304.97
- MarsicKappa Herculis5.00
- HIP 887885.00
- HIP 848335.01
- 51 Herculis5.03
- 99 Herculis5.05
- HIP 839475.07
- 87 Herculis5.09
- 5 Herculis5.10
- 101 Herculis5.10
- 107 Herculis5.12
- 70 Herculis5.13
- 43 Herculis5.15
- 90 Herculis5.17
- 45 Herculis5.22
- HIP 808435.24
- 96 Herculis5.25
- HIP 900675.25
- 59 Herculis5.27
- 105 Herculis5.30
- 53 Herculis5.34
- 2 Herculis5.35
- 54 Herculis5.35
- 82 Herculis5.35
- HIP 848215.36
- 72 Herculis5.38
- HIP 827645.39
- HYG 1191065.40
- HIP 838385.41
- HIP 900235.41
- 112 Herculis5.43
- 9 Herculis5.46
- 89 Herculis5.47
- HIP 800085.48
- 47 Herculis5.48
- HIP 888365.49
- 74 Herculis5.51
- HIP 873085.51
- HIP 853855.52
- 25 Herculis5.53
- HIP 866235.54
- HIP 849495.55
- HIP 836925.56
- 83 Herculis5.56
- HIP 890085.57
- HIP 820285.60
- HIP 809535.61
- HIP 870445.61
- 108 Herculis5.61
- HIP 877775.62
- HIP 911395.62
- 28 Herculis5.63
- HIP 857155.63
- HIP 859125.65
- 78 Herculis5.66
- HIP 846915.68
- HIP 859305.68
- HIP 832545.69
- HIP 871585.69
- HIP 881225.69
- HIP 929375.69
- 73 Herculis5.70
- 16 Herculis5.72
- HIP 858885.72
- HIP 886365.72
- 4 Herculis5.73
- 50 Herculis5.73
- 84 Herculis5.73
- 10 Herculis5.74
- HIP 851855.75
- HIP 808985.76
- HIP 833675.76
- 79 Herculis5.76
- HIP 907625.76
- 37 Herculis5.77
- 100 Herculis5.79
- HIP 911185.79
- HIP 903425.81
- 21 Herculis5.83
- HIP 812895.83
- 77 Herculis5.83
- 100 Herculis5.83
- HIP 821725.86
- HIP 906375.87
- HIP 909155.88
- HIP 793575.89
- HIP 923125.89
- HIP 823505.91
- HIP 834785.91
- 39 Herculis5.92
- HIP 799535.93
- HIP 853825.94
- HIP 846565.97
- HIP 891565.98
- HIP 826115.99
- HIP 844315.99
- HIP 846316.00
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