Kornephoros (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Kornephoros is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 19° above the horizon. It is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 04:04 (EST) – 3 hours and 1 minute before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 19° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 06:01.
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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: | 42.7 parsec 139.1 lightyrs [3] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 100.3 mas/yr [3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 261.2° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.37 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.