Kornephoros

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Kornephoros is the brightest star in the constellation Hercules, known astronomically as Beta Herculis.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kornephoros canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical object
giant star
star
alsoKnownAs Beta Herculis
linked to: β Herculis

β Her
linked to: β Herculis

β Herculis
apparentMagnitudeV 2.81
associatedMythology Heracles
bayerDesignation Beta Herculis
linked to: β Herculis
belongsTo Milky Way
catalogIdentifier BD+22 3090
HD 155125
HIP 83962
HR 6406
colorIndexBminusV ~0.93
colorIndexUminusB ~0.63
constellation Hercules
declination +21° 29′ 22″
declinationHemisphere northern
distanceFromEarth_ly ~139
distanceFromEarth_pc ~42.7
effectiveTemperature_K ~4900
equatorialCoordinateSystem ICRS
evolutionaryStage red giant branch star
galacticPopulation thin disk
hasCompanion Kornephoros B
hasFlamsteedDesignation 30 Herculis
hasTraditionalName Kornephoros
hemisphere northern celestial hemisphere
isBrightestStarIn Hercules
isNakedEyeVisible yes
isNavigationStar yes
luminosity_solar ~175
mass_solar ~2.9
meaningOfName club-bearer
metallicity_FeH ~0.0
nameOrigin Greek language
parallax_mas 23.42
properMotionDec_masPerYr +91
properMotionRA_masPerYr -262
radialVelocity_kmPerSec -26
radius_solar ~17
rightAscension 16h 30m 13.3s
spectralType G7IIIa
surfaceGravity_logg ~2.5
systemType binary star system
variableStarType suspected variable
visibleFrom Northern Hemisphere

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hercules hasBrightestStarName Kornephoros
β Herculis hasTraditionalName Kornephoros
β Herculis hasIAUApprovedName Kornephoros
Kornephoros hasTraditionalName Kornephoros