Hercules
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Hercules is a constellation located in the northern sky that has been recognized and named since ancient times. It matters because it contains notable deep-sky objects like the Hercules Cluster and serves as a useful reference point for stargazers navigating the night sky.
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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 48 constellations listed by the second-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today. It is the fifth-largest of the modern constellations and is the largest of the 50 which have no stars brighter than apparent magnitude +2.5.
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