Astronomy and Space

Beta Herculis

Beta Herculis (β Herculis, abbreviated Beta Her, β Her), formally named Kornephoros , is a binary star and the brightest star in the northern constellation of Hercules at a base apparent visual magnitude of 2.81. This is a suspected variable star with an apparent magnitude that may rise as high as 2.76. Based upon parallax measurements, it is located at a distance of 139 light-years (43 parsecs) from the Sun. Although Beta Herculis appears to the naked eye to be a single star, in July 1899 the American astronomer W. W. Campbell discovered from spectroscopic measurements that its radial velocity varies, and concluded that it has a companion.

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• ▸Delta Hydrae
• ▸GNR Class C1 (small boiler)
• ▸Cygnus NG-14

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