Kornephoros (Star)

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From Fairfield , Kornephoros is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:43 (EDT), 62° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:12, 70° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:04, 26° above your western horizon.

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Name Kornephoros
Object type Star
Other names
Kornephoros
β-Her
Beta Herculis
27-Her
27 Herculis
HR 6148[1]
HD 148856
NSV 7778
HIP 80816[5]
TYC 1518-1442-1[4]
Gaia EDR3- 1297565458994346240[6]
Position
Right ascension:16h30m13s [6]
Declination:+21°29'22" [6]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:
Variable
2.78 (V) [3]
3.98 (BT) [2]
2.88 (VT) [2]
2.55 (G) [6]
3.37 (BP) [6]
2.23 (RP) [6]
Distance:45.4 parsec
148.2 lightyrs [6]
B-V Color (mag):0.94
Proper motion (speed):99.9 mas/yr[6]
Proper motion (pos ang):261.4°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-0.51
Visibility from Fairfield

All times shown in Fairfield local time.

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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