Hercules (constellation)

\n{| border="1" align="right" width="330" style="margin-left: 0.5em"\n|-\n| align=center colspan=2 bgcolor=silver style="padding-top: 1.5ex; padding-bottom: 1ex"|Hercules\n|-\n|align=center colspan=2|
\nlarger map\n|-\n|Abbreviation\n|Her\n|-\n|Genitive\n|Herculi\n|-\n|Meaning in English\n|Heracles, the hero\n|-\n|Right ascension\n|17 h\n|-\n|Declination\n| +30°\n|-\n|Visible to latitude\n|Between +90° and −50°\n|-\n|Best visible\n|July\n|-\n|Area
 - Total\n|Ranked 5th
1225 sq.deg.\n|-\n|Number of stars with
apparent magnitude < 3\n|0\n|-\n|Brightest star
 - Apparent magnitude\n|Ras Algethi (α Her)
3.1m (var.)\n|-\n|Meteor showers\n|\n*Tau Herculids\n|-\n|Bordering constellations'\n|\n*Draco\n*Boötes\n*Corona Borealis\n*Serpens Caput\n*Ophiuchus\n*Aquila\n*Sagitta\n*Vulpecula\n*Lyra\n|} \nNamed after the Roman version of the Greek mythological hero Heracles, Hercules is the fifth largest of the 88 modern constellations. It was also one of Ptolemy's 48 constellations.

Table of contents

1 Notable features 2 Notable deep sky objects 3 Mythology

Notable features

\nIt has no first magnitude stars.

Notable deep sky objects

\nHercules contains two of the most conspicuous globular clusters:\nM13, the brightest globular cluster in the northern hemisphere, and M92.

Mythology

Hercules (Roman, Heracles in Greek mythology) was the demigod son of Zeus and Alcmene.\nHe was, arguably, the greatest of the mythical Greek heroes, best known for his superhuman strength. Many stories are told of his life, including the story of The Twelve Labors of Hercules. Category:Constellations \n\n\n