Official IAU constellation
Hercules
Hercules
IAU abbreviation: Her
Visibility
Northern sky
Best placed
May, June, July
Difficulty
hard
Pattern
13 stars, 13 lines
About
Hercules is one of the 88 IAU-recognized constellations, reconstructed here from 13 stars using the ConstellationLines (Marc van der Sluys) stick-figure convention.
- Hercules is one of the 88 constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
- This pattern connects 13 stars with 13 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Kornephoros (apparent magnitude 2.78).
Important Stars
KornephorosSarin