Stars in Hercules
The brightest star in Hercules is Kornephoros, at apparent magnitude 2.78 and 139 ly from Earth, one of 84 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 12 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kornephoros | 2.78 | 139 ly | G8III | ~4,874 K |
| 2 | Rasalgethi | 2.78 | 360 ly | M5IIvar | ~4,381 K |
| 3 | Zeta Her | 2.81 | 35.0 ly | F9IV | ~5,778 K |
| 4 | Sarin | 3.12 | 75.1 ly | A3IVv SB | ~9,226 K |
| 5 | Pi Her | 3.16 | 377 ly | K3IIvar | ~3,891 K |
| 6 | Mu Her | 3.42 | 27.1 ly | G5IV | ~5,436 K |
| 7 | Eta Her | 3.48 | 109 ly | G8III-IV | ~4,954 K |
| 8 | Xi Her | 3.70 | 137 ly | K0III | ~4,904 K |
| 9 | Gamma Her | 3.74 | 193 ly | A9III | ~7,468 K |
| 10 | Iota Her | 3.82 | 455 ly | B3V SB | ~13,099 K |
| 11 | Omicron Her | 3.84 | 338 ly | B9.5V | ~10,355 K |
| 12 | Tusizuo | 3.85 | 119 ly | K2III | ~4,372 K |
| 13 | Theta Her | 3.86 | 753 ly | K1IIvar | ~4,034 K |
| 14 | Tau Her | 3.91 | 307 ly | B5IV | ~12,508 K |
| 15 | Epsilon Her | 3.92 | 155 ly | A0V | ~10,355 K |
| 16 | Rho Her | 4.15 | 393 ly | B9.5III | ~10,265 K |
| 17 | 110 Her | 4.19 | 62.7 ly | F6V | ~6,467 K |
| 18 | Sigma Her | 4.20 | 315 ly | B9Vvar | ~10,290 K |
| 19 | Phi Her | 4.23 | 204 ly | B9MNp... | ~10,724 K |
| 20 | Bodu | 4.26 | 417 ly | G5 | ~6,848 K |
| 21 | 111 Her | 4.34 | 94.2 ly | A5III | ~8,589 K |
| 22 | Ramus | 4.37 | 916 ly | B2IV | ~12,775 K |
| 23 | Maasym | 4.41 | 369 ly | K3IIIvar | ~3,896 K |
| 24 | Nu Her | 4.41 | 861 ly | F2II | ~6,989 K |
| 25 | Cujam | 4.57 | 250 ly | B9p Cr | ~10,100 K |
| 26 | Marsic | 5.00 | 368 ly | G8III | ~4,915 K |
| 27 | Marsic B | 6.25 | 2,104 ly | K1III | ~4,430 K |
| 28 | HIP 81991 | 6.56 | 143 ly | G8 V | 5,100 K |
| 29 | 14 Her | 6.62 | 58.5 ly | K0 | 5,338 K |
| 30 | HD 154345 | 6.76 | 59.6 ly | G8 | 5,468 K |
| 31 | HD 164922 | 7.01 | 71.8 ly | G9 V | 5,390 K |
| 32 | HD 164595 | 7.09 | 92.2 ly | G2 V | 5,790 K |
| 33 | TOI-2128 | 7.22 | 119 ly | G-type | 5,968 K |
| 34 | HD 155358 | 7.28 | 142 ly | G0 | 5,905 K |
| 35 | HD 158038 | 7.47 | 309 ly | K0 | 4,860 K |
| 36 | HD 153557 | 7.83 | 58.5 ly | K0 | 4,837 K |
| 37 | HD 149026 | 8.15 | 247 ly | G0 | 6,179 K |
| 38 | Ogma | 8.15 | 259 ly | G0 | ~5,925 K |
| 39 | HD 148164 | 8.23 | 252 ly | F8 | 6,032 K |
| 40 | HD 156668 | 8.43 | 79.4 ly | K2 | 4,904 K |
| 41 | TOI-4443 | 8.49 | 183 ly | G-type | 5,834 K |
| 42 | HD 145934 | 8.49 | 743 ly | K0 | 4,824 K |
| 43 | HAT-P-2 | 8.72 | 417 ly | F8 | 6,380 K |
| 44 | Hunor | 8.72 | 373 ly | F8 | ~6,562 K |
| 45 | HD 152843 | 8.86 | 352 ly | G0 | 6,310 K |
| 46 | TOI-2134 | 8.93 | 73.8 ly | K5 V | 4,580 K |
| 47 | TOI-2145 | 9.07 | 733 ly | F-type | 6,206 K |
| 48 | HIP 86221 | 9.25 | 96.2 ly | K5 V | – |
| 49 | WASP-38 | 9.39 | 444 ly | F8 V | 6,180 K |
| 50 | TOI-2141 | 9.46 | 253 ly | G-type | 5,635 K |
| 51 | Gl 686 | 9.62 | 26.6 ly | M1.0 V | 3,656 K |
| 52 | GJ 649 | 9.70 | 33.9 ly | M1.0 | 3,734 K |
| 53 | HAT-P-14 | 9.99 | 726 ly | F5 V | 6,600 K |
| 54 | HAT-P-67 | 10.11 | 1,212 ly | F-type | 6,640 K |
| 55 | TOI-2109 | 10.22 | 855 ly | F | 6,540 K |
| 56 | TOI-2114 | 10.27 | 1,037 ly | F5 IV | 6,400 K |
| 57 | TOI-4465 | 10.43 | 395 ly | G V | 5,545 K |
| 58 | TOI-2260 | 10.47 | 330 ly | G V | 5,534 K |
| 59 | KELT-12 | 10.59 | 1,200 ly | F-type | 6,279 K |
| 60 | KELT-8 | 10.85 | 644 ly | G2 V | 5,754 K |
| 61 | TOI-2158 | 10.89 | 647 ly | G-type | 5,673 K |
| 62 | TOI-4463 A | 11.04 | 565 ly | G-type | 5,640 K |
| 63 | TOI-2169 A | 11.16 | 1,146 ly | F-type | 6,270 K |
| 64 | TOI-6080 | 11.18 | 614 ly | G-type | 5,775 K |
| 65 | HAT-P-31 | 11.67 | 1,122 ly | F-type | 6,065 K |
| 66 | TrES-4 | 11.93 | 1,683 ly | F8 V | 6,200 K |
| 67 | WASP-195 | 11.95 | 1,581 ly | F-type | 6,300 K |
| 68 | TOI-2133 | 12.01 | 245 ly | K-type | 4,250 K |
| 69 | WASP-148 | 12.04 | 803 ly | G | 5,555 K |
| 70 | TOI-5181 A | 12.30 | 1,566 ly | F-type | 6,060 K |
| 71 | TrES-3 | 12.36 | 755 ly | G4 V | 5,650 K |
| 72 | WASP-103 | 12.40 | 1,225 ly | F8 V | 6,110 K |
| 73 | TOI-2583 A | 12.59 | 1,847 ly | G-type | 5,936 K |
| 74 | HAT-P-18 | 12.60 | 526 ly | K2 | 4,870 K |
| 75 | WASP-92 | 12.95 | 1,878 ly | F7 | 6,280 K |
| 76 | TIC 356227008 | 13.00 | 1,264 ly | G-type | 5,732 K |
| 77 | WASP-135 | 13.18 | 973 ly | G5 V | 5,675 K |
| 78 | HAT-P-55 | 13.20 | 1,668 ly | G-type | 5,804 K |
| 79 | TOI-4438 | 13.69 | 98.0 ly | M3.5 V | 3,501 K |
| 80 | TOI-6086 | 14.98 | 103 ly | M3.0 | 3,200 K |
| 81 | TOI-5688 A | 15.78 | 738 ly | K-type | 3,713 K |
| 82 | LHS 3154 | 17.65 | 51.4 ly | M6.5 | 2,861 K |
| 83 | ZTF J1828+2308 | 18.04 | 658 ly | B-type | 15,900 K |
| 84 | TOI-7149 | – | 411 ly | M4 V | 3,363 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Hercules?
The brightest star in Hercules is Kornephoros, at apparent magnitude 2.78 and 139 ly from Earth, one of 84 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 12 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Hercules?
The nearest of them is Gl 686, 27 ly away.