Visible at latitudes between +90° and −50°.
Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of July.
Abbreviation: Her
English Name: the Hercules
Right ascension: 17h
Declination: +30°
Area: 1225 sq. deg. (5th)
Main stars: 14, 22
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 106
Stars with planets: 15
Stars brighter than 3.00m: 2
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 9
Brightest star: β Her (Kornephoros) (2.78m)
Messier objects: 2
Meteor showers: Tau Herculids
Bordering constellations
Draco
Boötes
Corona Borealis
Serpens Caput
Ophiuchus
Aquila
Sagitta
Vulpecula
Lyra