Kornephoros (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn (click to change), Kornephoros will become visible at around 19:18 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 40° above your western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 4 hours and 40 minutes after the Sun at 23:01.
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Name
Kornephoros
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.78 (V)[2] 3.98 (BT)[1] 2.88 (VT)[1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.94 |
| Right Ascension: | 16h30m13s [2] |
| Declination: | +21°29'22" [2] |
| Distance: | 66.2 parsec 215.9 lightyears [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 95.7 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 264.4° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -1.33 |