How to see it
50 Her has a visual magnitude of about 5.05: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 50 Her: right ascension 16h 50m 39s, declination +29° 48′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
50 Her. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 82422, HD 152173, Gaia DR3 1311291899592484992. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1311291899592484992
- HIP
- 82422
- HD
- 152173
- gaia_dr3
- 1311291899592484992
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 50 Her
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.05