When is the best time to observe 95 Herculis?

95 Herculis is best observed from May through July, with peak visibility during June when it transits around midnight in the Northern Hemisphere.

Where is 95 Herculis located in the sky?

95 Herculis lies in the constellation Hercules at right ascension 18h 02m and declination +21° 36′.

What telescope do I need to split 95 Herculis?

Splitting 95 Herculis requires an aperture of roughly 80 mm or larger — the components are separated by about 6.3″ at magnitudes near 5.0. Larger apertures and steady seeing help resolve the pair cleanly.

95 Herculis — Double Star in Hercules

Observable Double Star Showpiece (81/100)

Sep: 6.3", Companion: mag 5.2

Magnitude 5.0^m DoubleStar Hercules (Her) Visible

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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.96

Spectral Type A5IIIn bright giant

Star Color White (B-V 0.12)

2Position & Identifiers

RA 18h 01m 30.4s

Dec +21° 35' 44.0"

Constellation Hercules (Her)

HR 6730

HIP 88267

HD 164669

SAO 85648

Flamsteed 95 Her

Double Cat 10993

SIMBAD

3How easy to split?

Primary 5.0 mag Companion 5.2 mag Separation 6.3″

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Telescope	Bortle 3	Bortle 4	Bortle 5
80 mm refractor 80mm refr.	Easy	Easy	Easy
150 mm Newton 150mm Newt.	Easy	Easy	Easy
Celestron C8 (203 mm SCT) C8 203mm	Easy	Easy	Easy

Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

4Visibility

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Best season May – Jul (peak: Jun)

5Multiple Star System

Separation 6.3″

Companion Mag 5.2

Position Angle 257°

Star Colors A: White B: Orange

Discoverer STF2264

Notes

Binary with 6729.

Separation over time

Measured 1780 → 2023 (243 y)

Separation drift 6.1" → 6.3" (+0.20")

Rate +0.0008" / y

PA drift 266° → 257° (-9°, -0.037°/y)

Essentially fixed on human timescales — the same view your grandchildren will see.

Measured from the WDS observational archive. No orbital solution has been derived — most likely the period is too long to fit an orbit to the available measurement arc.