How long will the Sun have to travel in space for it to be in the vicinity of the constellation Hercules?

Given that distance = rate x time, then distance divided by the rate of the sun's travel through space, will this give the time period, from which it may be ascertained just about the time when the Solar System is near Hercules, the direction where the Sun is headed or traveling towards?How long will the Sun have to travel in space for it to be in the vicinity of the constellation Hercules?The distance from the current position of our sun to the constellation Hercules is 24.7 light years or 259,218,478,000,000 kilometers.



There are two different speeds that our sun is measured at. The first is its velocity relative to the stars around it. This is measured as 20 km/s. Using this figure, it would take 12,960,923,900,000 seconds or 821,976.402 years to reach Hercules, assuming the Hercules did not move (which it does).



The second speed is the sun's velocity relative to the galactic core. This is 217 km/s. At this speed, it would take 1,194,555,200,000 seconds or 75,758.1938 years to reach Hercules (same assumption as above).How long will the Sun have to travel in space for it to be in the vicinity of the constellation Hercules?Keep in mind that the other stars are moving too.How long will the Sun have to travel in space for it to be in the vicinity of the constellation Hercules?Great question, but you have to realize that the sun will have to pass through quite a few constellations before it gets to hercules, this is called the SHAZAM factor. As soon as the sun passes through Solomon, Atlas, Zeus, Adonnis, and Mercury then it will backtrack and go through Hercules at which time the sun will become Captain Marvel and save the earth from destruction. But I digress, the answer to your question is 7 years, 5 months, 14 days and 22 hours, 37 seconds. So hopefully you will be around at that time and you can watch the sun pass through hercules.

Good LuckHow long will the Sun have to travel in space for it to be in the vicinity of the constellation Hercules?
Hercules is not an actual place; it's a pattern of stars that are not only all at different distances, but that are all moving as well. Strictly speaking, the Sun will never reach it.