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- Kornephoros
Kornephoros
β Herculis
Kornephoros is a yellow giant like the Sun, in the constellation Hercules. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1887.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in April, May, June, July, and August.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 2.78.
What it’s like
It gives off 122 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 4,900 degrees.
It is 139.2 light years away: 1316 trillion kilometres.