Hercules Transit Date of principal star: 10 June Unless you are an avid stargazer, you might not be sure just where to look for Hercules. While the fifth largest constellation, it isnt very obvious. And yet Hercules boasts one of the finest collection of binary stars, and two Messier objects as well. We will make a fi

Genitive: Herculis Abbreviation: Her Size ranking: 5th Origin: One of the 48 Greek constellations listed by Ptolemy in the Almagest Greek name: Ἐνγόνασι (Engonasi) The origin of this constellation is so ancient that its true identity was lost even to the Greeks,

  HomePlanets this MonthCometsMessierNGC/ICStarsGlossaryContact Hercules - Constellation Guide HerculesHerculisHerThe StrongmanIntroductionThe constellation of Hercules is one of the original 48 constellations plotted by 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy and remains today as one of the modern 88 constellations. As c

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Hercules is a constellation named after Hercules , the Roman mythological hero adapted from the Greek hero Heracles . Hercules was one of the constellations listed by the century astronomer Ptolemy , and it remains one of the modern constellations today. It is the fifth largest of the modern constellations. Hercules ha