HERCULES
(Abbreviation: Her).
A large but no means brilliant constellation, commemorating the great hero of mythology. The most interesting objects are the red supergiant a and the globula clasters M.13 and M.92; M.13 is the brightest globula in the northern hemisphere of the sky, and is surpassed only by the southern w Centauri and 47 Tucanæ. Hercules contains fifteen stars above the forth magnitude:
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
MAG. |
ABS.MAG. |
SPEC |
DIST.PC | ||||
|
H |
M |
S |
o |
‘ |
“ | |||||
|
1
c |
15 |
52 |
40.4 |
+42 |
27 |
05 |
4.62 |
4.2 |
F9 |
15 |
|
11 f |
16 |
08 |
46.0 |
+44 |
56 |
05 |
4.26 |
0.0 |
B9p |
23 |
|
22 t |
16 |
19 |
44.3 |
+46 |
18 |
48 |
3.89 |
-1.6 |
B5 |
130 |
|
20 g |
16 |
21 |
55.1 |
+19 |
09 |
11 |
3.75 |
0.6 |
A9 |
42 |
|
24 w
|
16 |
25 |
24.8 |
+14 |
02 |
00 |
4.57 |
1.8 |
AOp |
33 CUJAM |
|
27 b |
16 |
30 |
13.1 |
+21 |
29 |
22 |
2.77 |
0.3 |
G8 |
31 KORNEPHOROS LY/
100 |
|
35 s |
16 |
34 |
06.6 |
+42 |
26 |
13 |
4.20 |
0.2 |
B9 |
61 |
|
40 z |
16 |
41 |
17.1 |
+31 |
36 |
10 |
2.81 |
3.0 |
GO |
9.6
RUTILICUS |
|
44 h |
16 |
42 |
53.7 |
+38 |
55 |
20 |
3.53 |
1.8 |
G8 |
21 |
|
58 Î |
17 |
00 |
17.2 |
+30 |
55 |
35 |
3.92 |
0.6 |
AO |
26 |
|
64 a |
17 |
14 |
38.8 |
+14 |
23 |
25 |
var. |
-2.3v |
M5 |
67
RASALGETHI |
|
65 d |
17 |
15 |
01.8 |
+24 |
50 |
21 |
3.14 |
0.9 |
A3 |
28 SARIN |
|
67 p |
17 |
15 |
02.6 |
+36 |
48 |
33 |
3.16 |
-2.3 |
K3 |
120 |
|
68
|
17 |
17 |
19.4 |
+33 |
06 |
00 |
var. |
-2.9v |
B3 |
350 |
|
69
|
17 |
17 |
40.1 |
+37 |
17 |
29 |
4.65 |
1.4 |
A2 |
45 |
|
75 r
|
17 |
23 |
40.8 |
+37 |
08 |
45 |
4.17 |
0.6 |
AO |
52 |
|
76 l |
17 |
30 |
44.1 |
+26 |
06 |
39 |
4.41 |
-0.3 |
K4 |
85 MASYM |
|
85 i |
17 |
39 |
27.7 |
+46 |
00 |
23 |
3.80 |
-1.7 |
B3 |
130 |
|
86 m |
17 |
46 |
27.3 |
+28 |
43 |
15 |
3.42 |
3.9 |
G5 |
8.1 |
|
91 q |
17 |
56 |
15.1 |
+38 |
15 |
02 |
3.86 |
-2.2 |
K1 |
130 |
|
92 x |
17 |
57 |
45.7 |
+29 |
14 |
52 |
3.70 |
0.2 |
KO |
50 |
|
94 n |
17 |
58 |
30.0 |
+30 |
11 |
22 |
4.41 |
-2.0 |
F2 |
190 |
|
93
|
17 |
00 |
03.2 |
+16 |
45 |
03 |
4.67 |
-0.9 |
KO |
100 |
|
95
|
18 |
01 |
30.3 |
+21 |
35 |
44 |
4.27 |
0.5 |
A7 |
48 |
|
103 o |
18 |
07 |
32.4 |
+28 |
45 |
45 |
3.83 |
0.2 |
B9 |
52 |
|
102
|
18 |
08 |
45.4 |
+20 |
48 |
52 |
4.36 |
-2.5 |
B2 |
240 |
|
109
|
18 |
23 |
41.7 |
+21 |
46 |
11 |
3.84 |
-0.1 |
K2 |
33 |
|
110
|
18 |
45 |
39.6 |
+20 |
32 |
47 |
4.19 |
3.7 |
F6 |
15 |
|
111
|
18 |
47 |
01.1 |
+18 |
10 |
53 |
4.36 |
1.7 |
A3 |
34 |
|
113
|
18 |
54 |
44.7 |
+22 |
38 |
43 |
4.56 |
1.7 |
A3 |
36 |
DOUBLES
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
MAGS. |
P.A. |
DIST.” | ||||
|
H |
M |
S |
o |
‘ |
“ | ||||
|
20 g |
16 |
21 |
55.1 |
+19 |
09 |
11 |
3.7,9.5 |
233 |
4.6
OPTICAL |
|
40 z |
16 |
41 |
17.1 |
+31 |
36 |
10 |
3.1,5.6 |
var. |
BELOW 2. BINARY, 34
YEARS
|
|
64 a |
17 |
14 |
38.8 |
+14 |
23 |
25 |
var.,5.4 |
109 |
4.6 LITTLE CHANGE.
RED,GREEN |
|
65 d |
17 |
15 |
01.8 |
+24 |
50 |
21 |
3.1,8.8 |
241 |
OPTICAL |
|
75 r |
17 |
23 |
40.8 |
+37 |
08 |
45 |
4.5,5.5 |
317 |
SLOW
BINARY |
|
86 m |
17 |
46 |
27.3 |
+27 |
43 |
15 |
3.4,9.9 |
247 |
SLOW BINARY. B IS
AVARY CLOSE BINARY 1”.1) |
VARIABLES
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
RANGE |
PERIOD,D. |
SPEC |
TYPE | ||
|
H |
M |
o |
‘ | |||||
|
R |
16 |
04.0 |
+18 |
30 |
8.2---15.0 |
319 |
M |
MIRA |
|
RU |
16 |
08.2 |
+25 |
12 |
6.9---14.3 |
485 |
M |
MIRA |
|
U |
16 |
23.6 |
+19 |
00 |
7.0---13.4 |
406 |
M |
MIRA |
|
g |
16 |
28.6 |
+41 |
59 |
4.6---6.0 |
±
70 |
M |
SEMI-REGULAR |
|
SS |
16 |
30.4 |
+06 |
58 |
8.5---13.2 |
107 |
M |
MIRA |
|
64 a |
17 |
14.6 |
+14 |
23 |
3.0---3.8 |
±
100? |
M |
SEMI-REGULAR |
|
68 U |
17 |
17.3 |
+33 |
06 |
4.6---5.3 |
2.05 |
B |
BETA LYRÆ
TYPE |
|
RS |
17 |
19.6 |
+22 |
58 |
7.4---12.9 |
220 |
M |
MIRA |
|
T |
18 |
07.2 |
+31 |
01 |
7.1---13.6 |
165 |
M |
MIRA |
CLUSTERS
|
OBJECT |
R.A. |
DEC |
TYPE |
NOTES | ||
|
H |
M |
o |
‘ | |||
|
NGC 6205 M.13 |
16 |
39.9 |
+36 |
33 |
GLOBULAR |
MAG.5.7; NAKED – EYE
L/Y 34.000 |
|
NGC 6341 M.92 |
17 |
15.6 |
+43 |
12 |
GLOBULAR |
MAG.6.1 LITTLE
INFERIOR TO M.13
|
