a Herculis


Alpha Herculis (Ras Algethi) is a supergiant, over 500 times the size of the Sun. It's also a binary and a variable star.

Alpha Herculis is found in the same field as alpha Ophiuchi. Alternatively drop southwest of Vega thirty degrees (four full fields): binoculars.


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