Star · Orange-red · Hercules

Pi Herculis

67 Her · HIP 84380

Above the horizon after darkHighest after dark 20:20 · west · 55°

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Where is Pi Herculis?

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Look west, about 55° up at 20:20 in Hercules. It sinks lower through the evening and sets at 04:12.

From London tonight, Pi Herculis is above the horizon after dark. It’s highest soon after dark, around 20:20, in the west at 55°.

At magnitude 3.2 it is visible by eye, even from many towns, when the sky is clear.

This is position and timing only: clouds, haze and light pollution aren’t included.

Pi Herculis looks orange-red to the eye (color is easier to see in binoculars). Its spectral type is K3II: orange bright giant (cooler than the Sun).

A orange-red point of light, visible even from many towns when it’s clear.

Brighter, and its orange-red color is easier to see.

Still a point of light: no amateur telescope shows a star’s surface.

What you’re likely to see, not what a space telescope photographs. General guidance from catalog brightness and size, not a forecast for tonight.

Pi Herculis is a star in Hercules, shining at magnitude 3.2. Its spectral type, K3II, marks it as: orange bright giant (cooler than the Sun).

Sources: SkyMate; Wikidata (CC0). Positions computed for your place and time with astronomy-engine. Data & Licences