✨ Hercules

Her · Hercules (mythological character) · Northern sky

Hercules is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning Hercules (mythological character); stars within it are named in the genitive form Herculis.

Facts about Hercules

Constellation	Hercules
IAU abbreviation	Her
Genitive (Latin)	Herculis
Meaning	Hercules (mythological character)
Brightest star	Kornephoros (apparent magnitude 2.81)
Area	1,225 square degrees
Hemisphere	Northern
Messier objects here	2

Deep-sky objects in Hercules

M13 — Great Hercules Cluster (Globular cluster, mag 5.8)
M92 (Globular cluster, mag 6.4)

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.