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 19:55 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 53° above your western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 5 hours and 43 minutes after the Sun at 00:42.
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Name
Kornephoros
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Brightness (V): | Mag 2.8 Variable |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.94 |
| Right Ascension: | 16h30m13s |
| Declination: | +21°29'22" |
| Distance: | 66.2 parsec 215.9 lightyears |
| Proper motion (speed): | 95.7 mas/yr |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 264.4° |
Source: The Tycho Catalogue (ESA 1997)
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -1.33 |