Star in Hercules

Kornephoros

β Her HR 6148 HIP 80816 magnitude 2.78

From the Greek word κορυνηφόρος, "club-bearer", mentioned in one Renaissance study as a name for the constellation Hercules. Properly it is of mythological rather than astronomical significance, for Ptolemy's constellat…

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 6148

HIP

80816

Bayer ID

β Her

Visual magnitude

2.78

Right ascension (J2000)

247.555°

Declination (J2000)

21.4896°

IAU adoption

2016/08/21

Name origin

From the Greek word κορυνηφόρος, "club-bearer", mentioned in one Renaissance study as a name for the constellation Hercules. Properly it is of mythological rather than astronomical significance, for Ptolemy's constellation here was "the Kneeler", described without a club. "Kornephoros" was applied as a star name in recent times.

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