How to see it
57 Her has a visual magnitude of about 6.04: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 57 Her: right ascension 16h 57m 31s, declination +25° 21′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
57 Her. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 82987, HD 153287, Gaia DR3 4572788324991291264. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4572788324991291264
- HIP
- 82987
- HD
- 153287
- gaia_dr3
- 4572788324991291264
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 57 Her
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.04