Kornephoros

Hercules · β Her · HR 6148

HIP80816
Visual magnitude2.78
Right ascension (J2000)247.555°
Declination (J2000)21.4896°
WDS J16302+2129
IAU adoption2016/08/21

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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