Hercules

In the sky

Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 62° S. North of latitude 62° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.

Its brightest stars

• Kornephoros 2.78 · 148.2 light-years
• Rasalgethi 2.78 · 359.6 light-years
• ζ Her 2.81 · 34.9 light-years
• Sarin 3.12 · 76.8 light-years
• π Her 3.16 · 366.5 light-years
• μ Her 3.42 · 27.2 light-years
• η Her 3.48 · 111.5 light-years
• ξ Her 3.70 · 136.7 light-years
• γ Her 3.74 · 193.4 light-years
• ι Her 3.82 · 500.6 light-years
• ο Her 3.84 · 348.9 light-years
• 109 Her 3.85 · 121.0 light-years
• θ Her 3.86 · 795.5 light-years
• τ Her 3.91 · 320.9 light-years
• ε Her 3.92 · 165.0 light-years
• ρ Her 4.15 · 327.8 light-years
• 110 Her 4.19 · 63.1 light-years
• σ Her 4.20 · 300.4 light-years
• φ Her 4.23 · 240.3 light-years
• 95 Her 4.26 · 431.9 light-years
• 111 Her 4.34 · 93.2 light-years
• 102 Her 4.37 · 1,163 light-years
• Maasym 4.41 · 393.2 light-years
• ν Her 4.41 · 687.0 light-years
• Cujam 4.57 · 248.9 light-years

Its stars with exoplanets

• HIP 81991 1 planet(s)
• 14 Her 2 planet(s)
• HD 154345 1 planet(s)
• HD 164922 4 planet(s)
• HD 164595 1 planet(s)
• TOI-2128 1 planet(s)
• HD 155358 2 planet(s)
• HD 158038 1 planet(s)
• HD 153557 3 planet(s)
• Ogma 1 planet(s)
• HD 148164 2 planet(s)
• HD 156668 2 planet(s)
• TOI-4443 2 planet(s)
• HD 145934 1 planet(s)
• Hunor 2 planet(s)
• HD 152843 2 planet(s)
• TOI-2145 1 planet(s)
• TOI-2134 2 planet(s)
• HIP 86221 1 planet(s)
• Irena 1 planet(s)
• TOI-2141 3 planet(s)
• Gl 686 1 planet(s)
• GJ 649 1 planet(s)
• Franz 1 planet(s)
• HAT-P-67 1 planet(s)
• TOI-5997 1 planet(s)
• TOI-2109 1 planet(s)
• TOI-2114 1 planet(s)
• TOI-4465 1 planet(s)
• TOI-2260 1 planet(s)
• KELT-12 1 planet(s)
• KELT-8 1 planet(s)
• TOI-5699 1 planet(s)
• TOI-2158 2 planet(s)
• TOI-4463 A 1 planet(s)
• TOI-2169 A 1 planet(s)
• TOI-6080 1 planet(s)
• HAT-P-31 1 planet(s)
• TrES-4 1 planet(s)
• WASP-195 1 planet(s)
• TOI-2133 1 planet(s)
• WASP-148 2 planet(s)
• TOI-5181 A 1 planet(s)
• TrES-3 1 planet(s)
• WASP-103 1 planet(s)
• TOI-2583 A 1 planet(s)
• HAT-P-18 1 planet(s)
• WASP-92 1 planet(s)
• TIC 356227008 1 planet(s)
• WASP-135 1 planet(s)
• HAT-P-55 1 planet(s)
• TOI-4438 1 planet(s)
• TOI-6086 1 planet(s)
• TOI-5688 A 1 planet(s)
• TOI-7149 1 planet(s)
• LHS 3154 1 planet(s)
• ZTF J1828+2308 1 planet(s)

Deep-sky objects

• PSR B1612+07 (J1614+0737) Pulsar
• PSR J1823+1208 Pulsar
• PSR B1848+12 (J1851+1259) Pulsar
• PSR J1853+1303 Pulsar
• PSR B1848+13 (J1850+1335) Pulsar
• PSR B1842+14 (J1844+1454) Pulsar
• PSR J1838+1507_P Pulsar
• PSR J1810+1744 Pulsar
• PSR J1640+2224 Pulsar
• PSR J1709+2313 Pulsar
• PSR B1633+24 (J1635+2418) Pulsar
• PSR J1829+2456 Pulsar
• PSR J1806+2819 Pulsar
• PSR J1630+3550 Pulsar
• PSR B1639+36B (J1641+3627B) Pulsar
• PSR J1641+3627C Pulsar
• PSR B1639+36A (J1641+3627A) Pulsar
• PSR J1641+3627D Pulsar
• PSR J1641+3627E Pulsar
• PSR J1641+3627I Pulsar
• PSR J1641+3627F Pulsar
• PSR J1641+3627G Pulsar
• PSR J1658+3630 Pulsar
• PSR J1630+3734 Pulsar
• PSR B1811+40 (J1813+4013) Pulsar
• PSR J1717+4308A Pulsar
• PSR J1717+4308B Pulsar
• AvdB (Pal 14) Globular cluster
• M 13 (NGC 6205) Globular cluster
• M 92 (NGC 6341) Globular cluster
• NGC 6229 Globular cluster
• FSR 0120 Star cluster
• FSR 0117 Star cluster
• FSR 0121 Star cluster
• Alessi 62 Star cluster
• FSR 0125 Star cluster
• FSR 0145 Star cluster
• Dol-Dzim 9 Star cluster
• Dol-Dzim 6 Star cluster
• IC 4593 Planetary nebula
• K 3-16 Planetary nebula
• M 3-27 Planetary nebula
• Hu 2-1 Planetary nebula
• K 1-14 Planetary nebula
• NGC 6210 Planetary nebula
• K 1-15 Planetary nebula
• A 39 Planetary nebula
• Vy 1- 2 Planetary nebula
• DdDm 1 Planetary nebula
• NGC 6058 Planetary nebula

Galaxies

• Hercules 489,200 light-years
• NGC 6230 NED02 432.4 million light-years
• NGC 6230 NED01 447.8 million light-years
• NGC 6225 457.9 million light-years
• NGC 6224 420.6 million light-years
• NGC 6106 67.5 million light-years
• IC 1220 460.6 million light-years
• IC 4621 440.5 million light-years
• NGC 6219 440.9 million light-years
• IC 1206 471.7 million light-years
• NGC 6078 437.0 million light-years
• NGC 6635 247.4 million light-years
• NGC 6574 106.3 million light-years
• NGC 6627 245.6 million light-years
• NGC 6375 287.2 million light-years
• NGC 6379 278.3 million light-years
• NGC 6389 145.3 million light-years
• NGC 6347 286.2 million light-years
• IC 1268 292.0 million light-years
• IC 1188A 498.5 million light-years
• NGC 6467 141.7 million light-years
• NGC 6555 103.7 million light-years
• NGC 6047 436.7 million light-years
• NGC 6040A 587.8 million light-years
• IC 1182 477.1 million light-years
• NGC 6430 142.6 million light-years
• NGC 6495 145.7 million light-years
• NGC 6500 139.9 million light-years
• NGC 6501 143.0 million light-years
• NGC 6490 151.1 million light-years
• NGC 6548 312.4 million light-years
• NGC 6550 102.9 million light-years
• NGC 6587 144.5 million light-years
• NGC 6408 183.5 million light-years
• IC 1224 474.3 million light-years
• IC 4791 222.0 million light-years
• NGC 6527 253.7 million light-years
• NGC 6181 110.7 million light-years
• NGC 6168 117.4 million light-years
• NGC 6321 290.1 million light-years
• NGC 6442 296.3 million light-years
• NGC 6460 155.6 million light-years
• NGC 6458 149.1 million light-years
• NGC 6586 147.3 million light-years
• NGC 6571 221.5 million light-years
• NGC 6580 272.2 million light-years
• NGC 6576 236.5 million light-years
• NGC 6577 242.2 million light-years
• NGC 6060 206.8 million light-years
• IC 1269 285.0 million light-years
• NGC 6616 258.9 million light-years
• NGC 6593 227.5 million light-years
• NGC 6680 189.2 million light-years
• NGC 6658 199.0 million light-years
• NGC 6641 193.1 million light-years
• NGC 6660 197.4 million light-years
• NGC 6267 138.8 million light-years
• NGC 6278 130.0 million light-years
• NGC 6482 183.4 million light-years
• NGC 6628 207.0 million light-years
• NGC 6619 234.7 million light-years
• NGC 6417 154.6 million light-years
• NGC 6623 NED02 195.0 million light-years
• NGC 6201 496.5 million light-years
• NGC 6203 507.2 million light-years
• NGC 6484 145.1 million light-years
• NGC 6513 276.8 million light-years
• NGC 6599 141.7 million light-years
• NGC 6602 143.5 million light-years
• NGC 6547 126.2 million light-years
• NGC 6429 160.6 million light-years
• NGC 6674 160.3 million light-years
• IC 4697 228.4 million light-years
• NGC 6427 150.5 million light-years
• NGC 6697 218.2 million light-years
• NGC 6581 207.8 million light-years
• NGC 6372 221.3 million light-years
• IC 1256 220.4 million light-years
• NGC 6371 298.7 million light-years
• IC 4630 483.5 million light-years
• NGC 6632 221.9 million light-years
• NGC 6263 480.6 million light-years
• NGC 6265 453.3 million light-years
• NGC 6264 474.2 million light-years
• NGC 6269 486.1 million light-years
• NGC 6270 452.9 million light-years
• NGC 6271 491.2 million light-years
• NGC 6518 314.9 million light-years
• NGC 6364 320.3 million light-years
• NGC 6486 375.2 million light-years
• NGC 6282 491.1 million light-years
• NGC 6487 356.1 million light-years
• NGC 6575 325.8 million light-years
• NGC 6485 221.0 million light-years
• NGC 6162 520.8 million light-years
• NGC 6504 223.1 million light-years
• NGC 6185 480.0 million light-years
• NGC 6446 315.0 million light-years
• NGC 6447 313.8 million light-years
• IC 1281 NED02 634.7 million light-years
• IC 1279 301.8 million light-years
• NGC 6349 538.0 million light-years
• NGC 6433 350.3 million light-years
• NGC 6207 39.7 million light-years
• NGC 6367 369.3 million light-years
• IC 1245 521.9 million light-years
• NGC 6166A NED01 474.4 million light-years
• NGC 6166 NED01 433.5 million light-years
• NGC 6585 132.1 million light-years
• NGC 6320 385.9 million light-years
• NGC 6339 98.2 million light-years
• NGC 6146 411.0 million light-years
• NGC 6343 385.7 million light-years
• NGC 6363 415.2 million light-years
• NGC 6348 443.6 million light-years
• NGC 6311 499.4 million light-years
• NGC 6350 455.0 million light-years
• IC 1265 101.1 million light-years
• NGC 6312 489.2 million light-years
• NGC 6301 388.8 million light-years
• IC 1144 562.8 million light-years
• IC 1264 462.2 million light-years
• NGC 6332 391.8 million light-years
• NGC 6329 385.9 million light-years
• IC 1262 456.1 million light-years
• NGC 6323 362.1 million light-years
• NGC 6336 378.6 million light-years
• IC 1263 404.2 million light-years
• NGC 6241 420.2 million light-years
• NGC 6524 265.5 million light-years
• IC 1222 429.8 million light-years
• IC 1221 253.4 million light-years
• NGC 6560 328.1 million light-years
• NGC 6279 337.6 million light-years
• NGC 6443 427.6 million light-years
• NGC 6313 342.6 million light-years
• IC 1223 415.5 million light-years
• NGC 6582 NED02 674.4 million light-years
• NGC 6283 50.9 million light-years
• IC 1230 NED01 671.6 million light-years

Its other stars

• 113 Her
• χ Her
• 69 Her
• 93 Her
• υ Her
• 68 Her
• 52 Her
• 30 Her
• 29 Her
• 42 Her
• 60 Her
• 106 Her
• 98 Her
• 104 Her
• HIP 83430
• Marsic
• HIP 88788
• HIP 84833
• 51 Her
• 99 Her
• HIP 83947
• 87 Her
• 5 Her
• 101 Her
• 107 Her
• 70 Her
• 43 Her
• 90 Her
• 45 Her
• HIP 80843
• 96 Her
• HIP 90067
• 59 Her
• 105 Her
• 53 Her
• 2 Her
• 54 Her
• 82 Her
• HIP 84821
• 72 Her
• HIP 82764
• Gl 635B
• HIP 83838
• HIP 90023
• 112 Her
• 9 Her
• GJ 9557A
• 47 Her
• HIP 88836
• 74 Her
• HIP 87308
• HIP 85385
• 25 Her
• HIP 86623
• HIP 84949
• HIP 83692
• 83 Her
• HIP 89008
• HIP 82028
• HIP 80953
• HIP 87044
• 108 Her
• HIP 87777
• HIP 91139
• 28 Her
• HIP 85715
• HIP 85912
• 78 Her
• HIP 84691
• HIP 85930
• HIP 83254
• HIP 87158
• HIP 88122
• HIP 92937
• 73 Her
• 16 Her
• HIP 85888
• HIP 88636
• 4 Her
• 50 Her
• 84 Her
• 10 Her
• HIP 85185
• HIP 80898
• HIP 83367
• 79 Her
• HIP 90762
• 37 Her
• 100 Her
• HIP 91118
• HIP 90342
• 21 Her
• HIP 81289
• 77 Her
• 100 Her
• HIP 82172
• HIP 90637
• HIP 90915
• HIP 79357
• HIP 92312
• HIP 82350
• HIP 83478
• 39 Her
• HIP 79953
• HIP 85382
• HIP 84656
• HIP 89156
• HIP 82611
• HIP 84431
• HIP 84631
• HIP 87445
• HIP 88190
• HIP 89827
• HIP 81911
• HIP 88020
• HIP 78286
• HIP 80021
• HIP 86178
• HIP 89279
• HIP 86462
• 56 Her
• HIP 83504
• HIP 81670
• HIP 82012
• HIP 81659
• HIP 83494
• HIP 79332
• HIP 85302
• HIP 89023
• HIP 80514
• HIP 83575
• HIP 86118
• HIP 84108
• 8 Her
• HIP 86096
• HIP 87192
• HIP 87341
• HIP 89298
• HIP 82426
• HIP 82355
• HIP 86809
• HIP 88277
• HIP 88604
• HIP 92131
• 61 Her
• HIP 83565
• HIP 92270
• HIP 92593
• 63 Her
• HIP 91159
• HIP 86732
• HIP 87850
• 97 Her
• HIP 90086
• HIP 89684
• Marsic B
• HIP 80888
• HIP 84599
• HIP 85181
• HIP 88415
• 57 Her
• HIP 83308
• HIP 90256
• HIP 88217
• HIP 82419
• HIP 78153
• HIP 79581
• HIP 81425
• HIP 86506
• HIP 91958
• HIP 91279
• GJ 4039A
• HIP 88754
• HIP 83816
• HIP 85187
• HIP 86546
• HIP 88528
• HIP 82798
• HIP 83007
• HIP 83493
• HIP 84938
• HIP 81337
• HIP 83013
• HIP 84855
• HIP 85934
• HIP 86501
• HIP 88929
• HIP 89246
• HIP 84934
• HIP 86153
• HIP 86537
• HIP 87434
• HIP 90337
• HIP 82241
• HIP 82989
• HIP 85313
• HIP 86713
• HIP 88565
• Gl 706
• HIP 86130
• HIP 83365
• HIP 88429
• HIP 81231
• HIP 88172
• HIP 85688
• HIP 87427
• 34 Her
• HIP 83834
• HIP 83593
• HIP 89683
• HIP 87045
• HIP 81404
• HIP 81800
• HIP 85149
• HIP 88030
• HIP 90729
• HIP 90398
• 49 Her
• Gl 679
• HIP 81991
• 14 Her
• Gl 615.1A
• HD 154345
• 88 Her
• 36 Her
• Gl 627A
• HD 164922
• Gl 654.2
• HD 164595
• GJ 1229
• TOI-2128
• GJ 4010
• HD 155358
• HD 158038
• Gl 615.1B
• Gl 692.1
• GJ 4027
• HD 153557
• Gl 627B
• GJ 4034
• Gl 649.1C
• Gl 638
• Ogma
• GJ 9638
• GJ 3956
• HD 148164
• Gl 639
• HD 156668
• Gl 704B
• Gl 697
• TOI-4443
• HD 145934
• GJ 9572
• Gl 703
• Hunor
• Gl 626
• Gl 640
• Gl 718
• HD 152843
• Gl 619
• Gl 677A
• TOI-2145
• TOI-2134
• Gl 728
• GJ 3978
• Gl 698
• HIP 86221
• Gl 686.1A
• Gl 661A
• GJ 4066
• Irena
• Gl 632.1
• GJ 3977
• TOI-2141
• GJ 4047
• Gl 686
• GJ 3974
• GJ 649
• GJ 3940
• Gl 677B
• GJ 4043
• Franz
• Gl 708
• GJ 1213
• Gl 731
• HAT-P-67
• TOI-5997
• Gl 632.3
• Gl 686.1B
• Gl 623
• TOI-2109
• TOI-2114
• Gl 695B
• GJ 3997
• Gl 661B
• Gl 694
• TOI-4465
• TOI-2260
• Gl 647
• KELT-12
• Gl 694.2
• GJ 4057
• Gl 695C
• GJ 4041
• GJ 4046
• KELT-8
• TOI-5699
• TOI-2158
• GJ 9557B
• Gl 630
• GJ 4018A
• TOI-4463 A
• Gl 649.1B
• TOI-2169 A
• TOI-6080
• Gl 669A
• Gl 671
• GJ 3968
• GJ 3992
• Gl 655
• HAT-P-31
• GJ 3972
• GJ 3991
• GJ 4040
• TrES-4
• GJ 3947
• WASP-195
• TOI-2133
• GJ 1203
• WASP-148
• GJ 4038
• GJ 3953
• GJ 1209
• TOI-5181 A
• GJ 3994
• TrES-3
• GJ 1230A
• WASP-103
• GJ 4065
• GJ 4055
• Gl 609
• TOI-2583 A
• HAT-P-18
• GJ 4026
• GJ 4032
• GJ 4019B
• GJ 4084
• GJ 1202
• GJ 4071
• GJ 3920
• GJ 1200
• GJ 3966
• WASP-92
• Gl 669B
• TIC 356227008
• GJ 4002
• GJ 3960
• GJ 3933
• GJ 3981
• GJ 3955
• WASP-135
• HAT-P-55
• GJ 3983
• GJ 4044
• GJ 4009
• GJ 3979
• GJ 4030
• GJ 3946
• GJ 1219
• GJ 4031
• TOI-4438
• GJ 1204
• GJ 4003
• Gl 626.2
• GJ 1230B
• GJ 1208
• GJ 3976
• GJ 4015
• GJ 3980
• GJ 1216
• GJ 3959
• GJ 3965
• GJ 1223
• TOI-6086
• GJ 1199
• TOI-5688 A
• GJ 1201
• TOI-7149
• LHS 3154
• ZTF J1828+2308
• 2MASS J17312974+2721233
• GJ 4029
• WISEA J184202.04+210428.7
• 2MASSI J1807159+501531
• 2MASSI J1721039+334415
• 2MASS J17111353+2326333
• 2MASSI J1726000+153819
• 2MASSI J1707333+430130
• SDSS J165950.91+351508.0
• SDSS J171049.35+332325.2
• SDSS J163304.13+115519.3
• 2MASS J16452207+3004071
• SDSS J170316.71+190636.0
• WISEA J174336.62+154901.3
• 2MASSW J1632291+190441
• 2MASS J16304139+0938446
• SDSS J163748.65+275254.6
• SIMP J16280690+0517027
• SDSS J165450.79+374714.6
• SDSS J164438.14+284614.5
• 2MASS J18212815+1414010
• SDSS J170331.31+330553.4
• 2MASSW J1728114+394859
• SDSS J165031.33+352359.5
• 2MASSW J1743415+212707
• WISE J165842.56+510335.0
• SDSS J162603.03+211313.0
• SDSS J164238.60+330855.6
• 2MASS J17392515+2454421
• SDSS J163256.13+350507.2
• SDSS J162834.35+242847.2
• SDSS J165850.26+182000.6
• SIMP J16055741+1931115
• SDSS J171917.83+293530.2
• SDSS J164911.16+300048.3
• 2MASS J17320014+2656228
• SDSS J161840.27+202045.6
• SDSS J162208.04+454813.1
• SDSS J162321.84+153039.2
• PSO J277.3873+26.0116
• 2MASS J17120142+3108217
• SIMP J18115567+2728407
• WISE J173332.50+314458.3
• SDSS J164230.27+202048.1
• SDSS J171319.23+292816.1
• SDSS J162559.01+334705.5
• SDSS J154951.39+490450.1
• SDSS J154914.17+502235.8
• SDSS J171822.99+360402.8
• SDSS J161349.44+134608.6
• SDSS J164748.33+190933.7
• SDSS J163142.02+243359.7
• SDSS J164245.38+191002.3
• SIMP J17084651+260644
• SDSS J163425.24+193657.1
• SDSS J164439.66+260013.3
• 2MASS J16382073+1327354
• SIMP J17563950+3343002
• 2MASS J16370238+2520386
• SDSS J170302.52+355824.3
• SDSS J161459.98+400435.1
• SDSS J165309.93+245039.8
• SDSS J164540.16+290744.4
• SDSS J170029.86+334858.0
• SDSS J172632.94+245831.0
• SDSS J163030.53+434404.0
• SDSS J170310.64+252521.4
• SDSS J161312.06+472918.2
• SIMP J16270845+0546304
• SDSS J155120.86+432930.3
• SDSS J165301.98+413847.5
• 2MASS J17570962+4325139
• SDSS J161731.65+401859.7
• 2MASS J16154255+4953211
• SDSS J171147.17+233130.5
• 2MASS J17161258+4125143
• PSO J260.3363+46.6739
• SDSS J162255.27+115924.1
• SDSS J170219.44+385841.2
• PSO J276.8234+22.4380
• 2MASS J17081563+2557474
• 2MASSI J1656188+283506
• 2MASS J16360752+2336011
• 2MASS J17164469+2302220
• 2MASS J17164260+2945536
• 2MASSI J1711457+223204
• 2MASS J16091143+2116584
• SDSS J163752.16+254325.1
• SDSS J161626.46+221859.2
• 2MASS J16322360+2839567
• 2MASS J15500191+4500451
• 2MASS J16231308+3950419
• 2MASS J16135698+4019158
• 2MASS J16410015+1335591
• PSO J244.1180+06.3598
• WISE J155254.84+503307.6
• SDSS J163437.19+233620.5
• 2MASS J17545447+1649196
• WISE J174303.71+421150.0
• SDSS J162643.31+230611.7
• SDSS J165103.66+292248.0
• SDSS J171726.42+255740.8
• WISE J175510.28+180320.2
• WISE J181329.40+283533.3
• SDSS J164916.89+464340.0
• WISE J173421.02+502349.9
• SDSSp J175032.96+175903.9
• 2MASS J16150413+1340079
• SDSS J163022.92+081822.0
• SDSS J162838.77+230821.1
• SDSS J175024.01+422237.8
• WISEPA J162725.64+325525.5
• WISEPA J174124.26+255319.5
• PSO J244.6801+08.7185
• ULAS J163931.52+323212.7
• PSO J261.2881+22.9269
• WISE J173035.99+420742.5
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