List of stars in Hercules - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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s in the constellation

Constellation

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Hercules
Hercules (constellation)
Hercules is a constellation named after Hercules, the Roman mythological hero adapted from the Greek hero Heracles. Hercules was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today...

, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B Bayer designation A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name...	F Flamsteed designation Flamsteed designations for stars are similar to Bayer designations, except that they use numbers instead of Greek letters. Each star is assigned a number and the Latin genitive of the constellation it lies in...	HD Henry Draper Catalogue The Henry Draper Catalogue is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension , published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the...	HIP	vis. mag. Apparent magnitude The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...	abs. mag. Absolute magnitude Absolute magnitude is the measure of a celestial object's intrinsic brightness. it is also the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light years away from Earth...	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class Stellar classification In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...	Notes
β Her Beta Herculis Beta Herculis , which also has the name Kornephoros, is the brightest star in the constellation of Hercules. It has an apparent visual magnitude which varies between 2.76 and 2.81.Although β Herculis appears to the naked eye to be a single star, W. W...	β	27	148856	80816	2.78	−0.50	148	G8III	Kornephoros, Korneforos, Rutilicus
ζ Her	ζ	40	150680	81693	2.81	2.64	35	F9IV
δ Her Delta Herculis Delta Herculis is a fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Hercules. It has the traditional name Sarin....	δ	65	156164	84379	3.12	1.21	78	A3IVv SB	Sarin, Menkib al Jathi al Aisr, Humerus Sinister Ingeniculi
π Her Pi Herculis Pi Herculis is a fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Hercules. As one of the four stars in the Keystone asterism is one of the more easily recognized in the constellation.- Properties :...	π	67	156283	84380	3.16	−2.10	367	K3IIvar
α¹ Her Alpha Herculis Alpha Herculis is a multiple star system in the constellation Hercules. It has the traditional name Rasalgethi or Ras Algethi , and the Flamsteed designation 64 Herculis...	α¹	64	156014	84345	3.31	−2.04	382	M5IIvar	Ras Algethi, Rasalgethi, Rasalegti, Ras al Djathi, Caput Ingeniculi
μ Her Mu Herculis Mu Herculis is a nearby star system about 27.1 light years from Earth in the constellation Hercules. Its main star, Mu Herculis A is fairly similar to the Sun although more highly evolved with a...	μ	86	161797	86974	3.42	3.80	27	G5IV	Marfak Al Jathih Al Aisr, Cubitum Sinistrum Ingeniculi, Jiuhe (九河), Kew Ho
η Her Eta Herculis Eta Herculis is a fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Hercules. It has the traditional name Sophian, possibly from the Arabic نقي meaning "pure"" or from the Greek σοφία meaning "wisdom".- Properties :...	η	44	150997	81833	3.48	0.80	112	G7.5IIIb
ξ Her Xi Herculis Xi Herculis is a star located within the constellation of Hercules. Its declination is , its right ascension is , and its magnitude is 3.7...	ξ	92	163993	87933	3.70	0.61	135	K0III
γ Her Gamma Herculis Gamma Herculis is a magnitude 3.74 binary star in the constellation Hercules. It is a giant star with a stellar classification of A9III that is located at a distance of about 195 light years from the Earth.-Name:...	γ	20	147547	80170	3.74	−0.15	195	A9III	Hejian (河間), Ho Keen
ι Her Iota Herculis Iota Herculis is a fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Hercules. The luminary shares an etymological similarity with the star Rigel in the constellation of Orion, as both stars refer to one of the feet of each mythological hero.In Chinese, , meaning Celestial Flail, refers to an asterism...	ι	85	160762	86414	3.82	−2.09	495	B3V SB	β Cep variable Beta Cephei variable Beta Cephei variables are variable stars which exhibit variations in their brightness due to pulsations of the stars' surfaces. The point of maximum brightness roughly corresponds to the maximum contraction of the star. Typically, Beta Cephei variables change in brightness by 0.01 to 0.3...
ο Her Omicron Herculis Omicron Herculis is a multiple star system in the constellation Hercules. It has the traditional name Atia and the Flamsteed designation 103 Herculis.- Properties :...	ο	103	166014	88794	3.84	−1.30	347	B9.5V	Fekhiz al Jathih al Aisr, Femur Sinistrum Ingeniculi, Zhōngshān (中山); γ Cas variable
109 Her		109	169414	90139	3.85	0.87	128	K2III
θ Her	θ	91	163770	87808	3.86	−2.70	669	K1IIvar	Rukbalgethi Genubi, Rekbet al Jathih al Aisr, Genu Sinistrum Ingeniculi
τ Her Tau Herculis Tau Herculis is a fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Hercules. Its traditional name Rukbalgethi Shemali, though seldom used today in scientific journals, shares certain etymological similarities with the stars Ruchbah and Zubeneschamali and means the "northern knee"...	τ	22	147394	79992	3.91	−1.01	314	B5IV	Rukbalgethi Shemali
ε Her Epsilon Herculis Epsilon Herculis is a fourth-magnitude spectroscopic binary star in the constellation Hercules. It has the traditional name Cujam....	ε	58	153808	83207	3.92	0.43	163	A0V	Cujam, Cajam, Caiam, Kajam
ρ Her	ρ	75	157778	85112	4.15	−1.30	401	B9.5III
110 Her		110	173667	92043	4.19	2.79	62	F6V
σ Her	σ	35	149630	81126	4.20	−0.63	302	B9Vvar
φ Her	φ	11	145389	79101	4.23	0.00	228	B9MNp...	α² CVn variable Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable An Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable is a type of variable star. These stars are chemically peculiar main sequence stars of spectral class B8p to A7p. They have strong magnetic fields and strong silicon, strontium, or chromium spectral lines...
95 Her		95	164668	88267	4.26	−1.54	470	G5
111 Her		111	173880	92161	4.34	2.07	93	A5III
102 Her		102	166182	88886	4.37	−3.98	1523	B2IV
λ Her Lambda Herculis Lambda Herculis is a star inthe constellation Hercules.It has the traditional name Maasym .In Chinese, , meaning Left Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure, refers to an asterism which is represent eleven old states in China which is marking the left borderline of the enclosure, consisting of λ...	λ	76	158899	85693	4.41	−0.85	367	K3IIIvar	Maasym ,Masym, Misam
ν Her	ν	94	164136	87998	4.41	−2.53	795	F2II
113 Her		113	175493		4.50
ρ Her	ρ	75	157779		4.52
ω Her Omega Herculis Omega Herculis is a star in the constellation Hercules. It has the traditional name Kajam ....	ω	24	148112	80463	4.57	0.28	235	B9p Cr	Cujam, Kajam, Cujam, Caiam; α² CVn variable
113 Her		113	175492	92818	4.57	−1.30	486	G4III+...
χ Her	χ	1	142373	77760	4.60	3.60	52	F9V
69 Her	e	69	156729	84606	4.64	0.96	178	A2V
93 Her		93	164349	88128	4.67	−1.85	656	K0II-III
υ Her	υ	6	144206	78592	4.72	−0.59	376	B9III
68 Her	u	68	156633	84573	4.80	−2.32	865	B1.5Vp
52 Her		52	152107	82321	4.82	1.17	175	A2p...	V637 Her; α² CVn variable
30 Her	g	30	148783	80704	4.83	−0.39	361	M6III:var
29 Her	h	29	149161	81008	4.84	−0.10	317	K4III
42 Her		42	150450	81497	4.86	−0.45	376	M2.5III
60 Her		60	154494	83613	4.89	1.67	144	A4IV
106 Her		106	168720	89861	4.92	−0.66	426	M1III
95 Her		95	164669		4.96
98 Her		98	165625	88657	4.96	−1.42	615	M3IIIa+...
104 Her	A	104	167006	89172	4.96	−1.37	601	M3III
32 Oph		32	154143	83430	4.97	−0.52	409	M3III
κ Her Kappa Herculis Kappa Herculis is a double star in the constellation Hercules. Traditional names that have been attributed to the star are "Marfik", "Marfak" or "Marsic", all of which come from the Arabic لمرفق Al-Mirfaq meaning "the elbow", a name it shares with Lambda Ophiuchi.- Properties :Kappa Herculis is a...	κ	7	145001	79043	5.00	−0.38	388	G8III	Marfik, Marfak, Mirfak, Marsik, Maasim
			166208	88788	5.00	−0.23	363	G8III...
V656 Her			157049	84833	5.01	−0.80	472	M2III
51 Her		51	152326	82504	5.03	−1.80	758	K2II-III
99 Her	b	99	165908	88745	5.05	4.08	51	F7V
			155410	83947	5.07	0.42	278	K3III
87 Her		87	162211	87194	5.09	1.10	205	K2III
5 Her	r	5	143666	78481	5.10	0.22	308	G8III
101 Her		101	166230	88899	5.10	0.13	321	A8III
107 Her	t	107	168914	89935	5.12	0.48	277	A7V
70 Her		70	157198	84887	5.13	−0.63	462	A2V
43 Her	i	43	151217	82073	5.15	−0.01	351	K5III
90 Her	f	90	163217	87563	5.17	−0.07	363	K3III
45 Her 45 Herculis 45 Herculis is a main sequence ACV star in the constellation Hercules. The Flamsteed designation for this star comes from the publication Historia Coelestis Britannica by John Flamsteed. It is the 45nd star in Flamsteed list of stars in the constellation Hercules.Its spectral classification has...	l	45	151525	82216	5.22	−0.53	460	B9p (Cr)	V776 Her; α² CVn variable
HD 148897	s		148897	80843	5.24	−1.59	758	G8p
96 Her		96	164852	88331	5.25	−2.24	1028	B3IV	V820 Her; spectroscopic binary
			169191	90067	5.25	−0.38	436	K3III
59 Her	d	59	154029	83313	5.27	0.49	295	A3IV
105 Her		105	168532	89773	5.30	−2.67	1278	K4II SB
53 Her		53	152598	82587	5.34	2.95	98	F0V
2 Her		2	142780	77907	5.35	−1.07	626	M3III
54 Her		54	152879	82802	5.35	0.17	355	K4III
82 Her	y	82	160290	86182	5.35	0.33	329	K1III
			157087	84821	5.36	−0.58	502	A3III
72 Her 72 Herculis 72 Herculis is a main sequence dwarf star in the constellation Hercules. The Flamsteed designation for this star comes from the publication Historia Coelestis Britannica by John Flamsteed. It is the 72nd star in Flamsteed's list of stars in Hercules....	w	72	157214	84862	5.38	4.59	47	G0V
			152815	82764	5.39	0.93	255	G8III
α² Her	α²	64	156015		5.39
HD 155103	c		155103	83838	5.41	1.75	176	A5m
			169110	90023	5.41	−1.17	676	K5III
112 Her		112	174933	92614	5.43	−0.31	459	B9p...
9 Her		9	145892	79488	5.46	−0.11	424	K5III
89 Her 89 Herculis 89 Herculis is a sixth-magnitude star in the constellation Hercules. Located about 4,000 light years away, it is among a rare class of stars known as yellow supergiants...		89	163506	87747	5.47	−4.49	3196	F2Iavar	V441 Her
			147365	80008	5.48	3.34	87	F3IV-V
47 Her	k	47	151956	82402	5.48	1.67	188	A3m
			166229	88836	5.49	1.46	208	K2III
74 Her		74	157325	84835	5.51	−0.73	576	M0III
			162555	87308	5.51	0.95	267	K1III
			158148	85385	5.52	−0.27	470	B5V
25 Her		25	148283	80460	5.53	1.05	256	A5V
			160910	86623	5.54	2.79	116	F4Vw
V819 Her			157482	84949	5.55	1.51	210	F9Vn...	Algol variable Algol variable Algol variables or Algol-type binaries are a class of eclipsing binary stars where the orbital plane of the stars are coincident with the line of sight from Earth. When the cooler component passes in front of the hotter one, part of the latter's light is blocked, and the total brightness of the...
			154733	83692	5.56	0.36	358	K4III
83 Her		83	161074	86667	5.56	0.31	365	K4III
			166640	89008	5.57	−0.05	434	G8III
			151203	82028	5.60	−0.40	517	M3III
			149303	80953	5.61	1.41	225	A4Vn
			161833	87044	5.61	0.35	368	A1V
108 Her		108	168913	89925	5.61	1.81	188	A5m
			163547	87777	5.62	−0.26	489	K3III
			171745	91139	5.62	−0.25	487	G8III
n Her	n	28	149121	81007	5.63	0.66	322	B9.5III
			158974	85715	5.63	0.32	377	G8III
			159332	85912	5.65	2.83	120	F6V
78 Her		78	159139	85790	5.66	1.03	275	A1V
			156874	84691	5.68	0.73	318	K0III
			159353	85930	5.68	0.72	320	K0III:
			153834	83254	5.69	−4.16	3047	K3III
			162076	87158	5.69	1.27	250	G5IV
			164646	88122	5.69	−0.67	610	M0III
			175743	92937	5.69	1.06	275	K1III
73 Her		73	157728	85157	5.70	2.54	139	F0IV
16 Her		16	146388	79666	5.72	0.79	316	K3III
			159501	85888	5.72	0.40	378	K1III:
			165683	88636	5.72	−0.92	695	K0III
4 Her		4	142926	77986	5.73	−0.12	482	B9p	V839 Her; Be star Be star A Be star is a B-type star with prominent emission lines of hydrogen in its spectrum. The designation is combined by the spectral class, B, and the lowercase e denoting emission in the spectral classification system. Line emission from other atomic ions might be present as well, but is typically...
50 Her		50	152173	82422	5.73	−1.53	924	M1III
84 Her		84	161239	86731	5.73	2.82	125	G2IIIb
10 Her		10	145713	79349	5.74	−0.46	566	M4IIIa	LQ Her
			157740	85185	5.75	0.14	432	A3V
			149009	80898	5.76	−1.51	926	K5III
			154084	83367	5.76	0.49	369	G7III:
79 Her		79	160181	86254	5.76	1.43	240	A2Vn
			170878	90762	5.76	0.24	414	A2V
37 Her	m	37	150378	81641	5.77	0.93	303	A1V
100 Her		100	166046	88817	5.79	2.26	166	A3V
			171623	91118	5.79	−0.79	676	A0Vn
			169981	90342	5.81	0.22	427	A2IV
21 Her	o	21	147869	80351	5.83	0.73	341	A2sp...
			150030	81289	5.83	−1.32	879	G8II
77 Her	x	77	158414	85379	5.83	0.60	363	A4V
100 Her		100	166045	88818	5.83	1.60	228	A3V
V636 Her			151732	82172	5.86	−0.93	743	M4IIIa
			170650	90637	5.87	−2.41	1475	B6IV
			171245	90915	5.88	−1.05	793	K5III
			145931	79357	5.89	−1.40	934	K4II+...
			174262	92312	5.89	1.22	280	A1V
			151862	82350	5.91	1.18	287	A1V
			154228	83478	5.91	1.37	263	A1V
39 Her		39	150682	81729	5.92	2.76	140	F2III
			147352	79953	5.93	−0.53	638	K6III
			158261	85382	5.94	1.27	280	A0V
			156891	84656	5.97	1.01	320	G7III:
			166988	89156	5.98	−0.87	763	A3V
			152812	82611	5.99	−0.37	610	K2III
			156284	84431	5.99	−0.81	746	K2III
			156653	84631	6.00	0.55	401	A1V
			162989	87445	6.01	−0.64	698	K4III
			164614	88190	6.01	−0.79	746	K6III
			168694	89827	6.01	−0.50	655	K4III
			151087	81911	6.02	2.32	179	F2.5III-IV
			164280	88020	6.03	0.90	346	G5III:
			143584	78286	6.04	2.59	160	F0IV
			147266	80021	6.04	0.92	345	G8II
			160054	86178	6.04	1.93	216	A5V
			167370	89279	6.04	−0.44	644	B9IIIn
			160677	86462	6.05	−0.02	533	M2III
56 Her		56	152863	82780	6.06	0.33	457	G5III
			154278	83504	6.06	0.98	337	K1III
			150580	81670	6.07	0.37	449	K2
			151388	82012	6.07	−0.39	638	K4III
			150483	81659	6.08	0.94	348	A3Vn
			154431	83494	6.08	2.42	176	A5V
q Her	q		145647	79332	6.09	0.44	440	A0V
V640 Her			157967	85302	6.09	−0.42	652	M4III
			166479	89023	6.09	−2.23	1502	B9V+...
			148228	80514	6.11	0.91	358	G8III
			154732	83575	6.11	1.08	330	K1III
			159834	86118	6.11	0.76	384	A7IV
			155860	84108	6.12	1.19	316	A5III
8 Her		8	145122	79102	6.13	0.87	367	A0Vnn
			159925	86096	6.13	0.55	425	G9III
			162161	87192	6.13	−0.24	612	A1V
			162570	87341	6.14	1.19	318	A9V
			167193	89298	6.14	−4.86	5175	K4III
			152224	82426	6.16	1.24	315	K0III
			152153	82355	6.18	−0.17	606	K0IV
V624 Her			161321	86809	6.18	0.38	470	A3m	Algol variable
			164824	88277	6.18	−1.18	967	K5III
			165524	88604	6.18	0.67	413	K3III:
			173833	92131	6.18	0.10	535	K5
61 Her		61	154356	83462	6.19	−0.45	694	M4III	V931 Her
			154441	83565	6.19	−0.14	600	B9.5V
			174160	92270	6.19	3.90	94	F8V
V822 Her			174853	92593	6.19	−0.76	799	B8Vnn	β Lyr variable Beta Lyrae variable Beta Lyrae variables are a class of close binary stars. Their total brightness is variable because the two component stars orbit each other, and in this orbit one component periodically passes in front of the other one, thereby blocking its light. The two component stars of Beta Lyrae systems are...
63 Her		63	155514	84054	6.20	1.49	286	A8V	V620 Her; δ Sct variable Delta Scuti variable A Delta Scuti variable is a variable star which exhibits variations in its luminosity due to both radial and non-radial pulsations of the star's surface. Typical brightness fluctuations are from 0.003 to 0.9 magnitudes in V over a period of a few hours, although the amplitude and period of the...
			171746	91159	6.21	3.54	112	G2Vv comp
			161149	86732	6.22	0.94	371	F5II
			161695	86925	6.22	−4.26	4075	A0Ib
OP Her			163990	87850	6.22	−1.21	1000	M6Sv
97 Her		97	164900	88346	6.22	−0.36	675	B3Vn
			169223	90086	6.22	0.31	495	K0
			168270	89684	6.24	−0.56	746	B9V
κ Her Kappa Herculis Kappa Herculis is a double star in the constellation Hercules. Traditional names that have been attributed to the star are "Marfik", "Marfak" or "Marsic", all of which come from the Arabic لمرفق Al-Mirfaq meaning "the elbow", a name it shares with Lambda Ophiuchi.- Properties :Kappa Herculis is a...	κ	7	145000	79045	6.25	0.45	471	K1III
			149084	80888	6.25	−1.18	1000	K5
			156593	84599	6.25	−2.44	1781	K2
			157910	85181	6.25	−0.36	683	G5III+...
			165358	88415	6.26	0.22	526	A2V
57 Her		57	153287	82987	6.27	0.11	555	G5III:
V451 Her			153882	83308	6.27	0.13	551	B9p CrEu	α² CVn variable
			169718	90256	6.27	0.89	388	A2Vn
			164507	88217	6.28	3.01	147	G5IV
			152262	82419	6.29	0.82	405	K3III:
			143209	78153	6.30	0.88	396	K0
2 G. Her			146084	79581	6.30	1.25	334	K2III
			150012	81425	6.30	2.09	227	F5III-IV
			160822	86506	6.30	0.84	403	K0III
			173494	91958	6.30	3.06	145	F6V
			171994	91279	6.31	1.54	293	G8IV
			163840	87895	6.32	4.04	93	G2V
			166228	88754	6.32	−0.40	721	A2V
			155102	83816	6.34	0.51	478	A2IV
			157741	85187	6.34	0.47	487	B9V
			160765	86546	6.34	0.79	420	A1V
V831 Her			165373	88528	6.34	2.38	202	F0IV-V	δ Sct variable
V644 Her			152830	82798	6.35	1.87	256	F5II	δ Sct variable; spectroscopic binary
			153312	83007	6.35	0.49	485	K0III
			154301	83493	6.35	−1.32	1116	A...
			157257	84938	6.35	−0.44	743	M2III
V773 Her			149822	81337	6.36	0.73	436	B9sp...	α² CVn variable
			153472	83013	6.36	0.25	543	K3III
			157373	84855	6.36	3.35	131	F6Vawvar
V642 Her			159354	85934	6.36	−0.36	720	M4IIIa
			160950	86501	6.36	0.98	388	K2
			166411	88929	6.36	0.71	440	K1III:
			167304	89246	6.36	0.54	476	K0III
			157358	84934	6.37	0.29	535	G0III
V959 Her			159968	86153	6.37	−0.99	964	M1II
			160835	86537	6.37	−0.19	668	K1III+...
			163075	87434	6.37	1.21	350	K0III
			169820	90337	6.37	1.07	374	B9V
			151627	82241	6.38	−0.21	679	G5III
			153226	82989	6.38	2.44	200	K0V
			158067	85313	6.38	−0.20	676	A5IV
			161369	86713	6.38	−1.49	1221	K4III
			165645	88565	6.38	2.59	187	F0V
			166620	88972	6.38	6.15	36	K2V
			159926	86130	6.40	0.85	420	K5
			154126	83365	6.41	1.35	335	K0
			165029	88429	6.41	0.93	407	A0V
			149632	81231	6.42	0.37	528	A2V
V974 Her			164447	88172	6.42	−2.06	1622	B8Vn	Be star
			159026	85688	6.43	−0.98	991	F6III
			162734	87427	6.43	0.78	441	K0III
34 Her		34	149081	80809	6.44	1.21	362	A1V
			155061	83834	6.44	−1.04	1022	K2
			154713	83593	6.45	0.66	470	A3IV
			168323	89683	6.45	−2.10	1672	K5
			162132	87045	6.47	0.87	429	A2Vs
11 G. Her			149908	81404	6.48	0.89	428	K0
			151044	81800	6.48	4.14	96	F8V
			157853	85149	6.48	0.39	540	F8IV
V771 Her			164429	88030	6.48	0.70	466	B9sp...	α² CVn variable
			170829	90729	6.49	3.72	117	G8IV
			170111	90398	6.50	−0.40	782	B3V
49 Her		49	152308	82526	6.51	0.80	452	B9.5p (Cr)	V823 Her; α² CVn variable
X Her			144205	78574	6.52	0.82	449	M6e
41 Her		41	151090	81991	6.55	3.17	155	G5
48 Her		48	151937	82324	6.59	−0.75	959	K1II-III
14 Her 14 Herculis 14 Herculis or 14 Her is an orange dwarf star approximately 59 light-years away in the constellation Hercules. Because of its apparent magnitude, the star cannot be seen with the naked eye...		14	145675	79248	6.61	5.32	59	K0V	has two planets Extrasolar planet An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars... (b 14 Herculis b 14 Herculis b or 14 Her b is an extrasolar planet approximately 59 light-years away in the constellation of Hercules. The planet was found orbiting the star 14 Herculis, with a mass that would likely make the planet a Jovian planet roughly the same size as Jupiter but much more massive. It was... & c 14 Herculis c 14 Herculis c or 14 Her c is an extrasolar planet approximately 59 light-years away in the constellation of Hercules. The planet was found orbiting the star 14 Herculis, with a mass that would likely make the planet a gas giant roughly the same size as Jupiter but much more massive. This planet... )
49 Ser		49	145958	79492	6.68	4.75	79	G8V
19 Her		19	147025	79889	6.70	0.76	502	G8III
U Her			148206	80488	6.70	−2.23	1989	M7III	Mira-type variable Mira variable Mira variables , named after the star Mira, are a class of pulsating variable stars characterized by very red colors, pulsation periods longer than 100 days, and light amplitudes greater than one magnitude in infrared and 2.5 magnitude in visual...
HD 154345 HD 154345 HD 154345 is a G-type dwarf star located in northern Hercules. It is not visible to the naked eye since this star is below +6.50 magnitude, but using binoculars it is an easy target.-Planetary system:...			154345	83389	6.74	5.46	59	G8V	has a planet (b HD 154345 b HD 154345 b, is a Jupiter-sized extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 154345.-Discovery:Wright et al. discovered the planet in March 2006 using the radial velocity method to detect the small wobbling movement of the star caused by the gravity of the planet... )
88 Her	z	88	162732	87280	6.78	−1.05	1199	Bpsh
32 Her		32	149420	81066	6.87	0.98	492	F0III
36 Her		36	150379	81634	6.92	2.07	304	A3IV
38 Her		38	150525	81717	6.96	1.47	408	A0
HD 164922 HD 164922 HD 164922 is a seventh magnitude star in the constellation of Hercules. It is an orange dwarf with a spectral type K0V. To view it, binoculars or a telescope are necessary, as it is too faint to be visible to the naked eye. It is 71.5 light years distant from the Earth. At an age of 13.4 billion...			164922	88348	7.01	5.31	72	K0V	has a planet (b HD 164922 b HD 164922 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting around orange dwarf star HD 164922, located in Hercules constellation at a distance of 71.5 light years from Earth. Its inclination is not known, and its true mass may be significantly greater than the radial velocity lower limit of 0.36 Jupiter masses... )
31 Her		31	149141	80927	7.09	1.76	379	A0
46 Her		46	151237	82000	7.14	0.25	780	F8II+...
33 Her		33	149805	81354	7.29	0.85	638	B9
HD 155358 HD 155358 HD 155358 is a low metallicity yellow dwarf star approximately 43 light years away in the constellation Hercules. This star is known to be orbited by two extrasolar planets.The star is 11.9 billion years old and has a mass 0.89 times that of the Sun...			155358	83949	7.5	4.31	141	G0	has two planets (b HD 155358 b HD 155358 b is a gas giant planet that orbits the star HD 155358, located 142 light years away in the constellation Hercules. This planet orbits at a distance about 63% of distance between Earth and the Sun and has a moderate eccentricity. The planet mass is at least 89% of Jupiter, depending on... & c HD 155358 c HD 155358 c is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 155358 located 142 light years away in the constellation Hercules. This is a gas giant which orbits at 1.224 AU and takes 530.3 days to orbit HD 155358. This planet orbits in an eccentric orbit. This planet has at least half the mass of... )
13 Her		13	146279	79634	7.55	2.56	325	F0
HD 149026 HD 149026 HD 149026 is a yellow subgiant star approximately 257 light-years away in the constellation of Hercules. The star is thought to be much more massive, larger, and brighter than the Sun. , an extrasolar planet has been confirmed to be orbiting the star...			149026	80838	8.15	3.67	257	G0	has a transiting planet (b HD 149026 b HD 149026 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 257 light-years away in the constellation of Hercules. The planet was discovered after it transited its parent star, HD 149026... )
HD 156668 HD 156668 HD 156668 is an orange dwarf star found in the Hercules constellation which is approximately 78.4 light-years away from the earth. The star has only about 27% of the Sun’s bolometric luminosity including a mass approximately 72% less and about 75% of its diameter...			156668	84607	8.42	6.52	78	K2V	has a planet (b HD 156668 b HD 156668 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 156668 78.5 light-years away in the constellation Hercules. It has a minimum mass of 3.1 Earth masses. At the time of discovery it was the second least massive planet discovered by the radial velocity method, subject to the mass/inclination... )
HD 147506 HD 147506 HD 147506 is a magnitude 8.7 F8 dwarf star that is somewhat larger and hotter than our sun. The star is 440 light years from Earth and is positioned near the keystone of Hercules.It is estimated to be 2 to 3 billion years old.- Planetary system :...			147506	80076	8.71	3.04	441	F8	has a transiting planet HAT-P-2b HAT-P-2b HAT-P-2b is an extrasolar planet detected by the HATNet Project in May 2007. It orbits a class F star, , located about 440 light-years away in the constellation Hercules...
HD 146389			146389		9.42		359	F8	has a transiting planet (b)
Gliese 649 Gliese 649 Gliese 649 is a red dwarf star in the constellation of Hercules, located roughly 34 light years from Sun. The star has been found to host an extrasolar planet.- A planetary companion :...				83043	9.62	9.55	34	M1.5V	text-align:left; > has a planet (b Gliese 649 b Gliese 649 b , or Gl 649 b is an extrasolar planet, orbiting the 10th magnitude M-type star Gliese 649, 10 parsecs from earth. This planet is a sub-Jupiter, massing 0.328 Jupiter mass and orbits at 1.135 AU.... )
HAT-P-14					9.98	3.41	670	F	has a transiting planet (b HAT-P-14b HAT-P-14b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HAT-P-14. This planet was discovered by the transit method and submitted for publication on March 10, 2010.... )
Gliese 623 Gliese 623 Gliese 623 is a dim double star lying 25 light years from Earth. It was photographed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's Faint Object Camera in 1994. The binary system consists of two red dwarf stars orbiting each other at a distance of 1.9 astronomical units.-External links:*...				80346	10.27	10.74	25	M3V	nearby binary star
GSC 02620-00648 GSC 02620-00648 GSC 02620-00648 A is a magnitude 12 star located approximately 1400 light-years away in the constellation of Hercules. This star is about 1.18 times as massive as the Sun.- Planetary system :...					11.59	3.37	1440	F	has a transiting planet TrES-4 TrES-4 TrES-4b is an extrasolar planet discovered in 2006 and announced in 2007 by the Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey using the transit method. It is away in the constellation Hercules....
GSC 03089-00929 GSC 03089-00929 GSC 03089-00929 is a magnitude 12 star located approximately 1300 light-years away in the constellation of Hercules. This star is a G type main sequence star that is similar to but slightly cooler than our sun....					12.40			G	has a transiting planet TrES-3 TrES-3 TrES-3b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star GSC 03089-00929. It has an orbital period of just 31 hours and is undergoing orbital decay due to tidal effects. It has nearly twice the mass of Jupiter....
HAT-P-18					12.76			K	has a transiting planet b

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