Kornephoros
HIP 80816; Beta Her; 27 Her
HIP 80816; Beta Her; 27 Her
DoubleStar
Her
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
2.77
Spectral Type
G7IIIa Fe-0.5
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 0.94)
Distance
135.9 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
16h 30m 13.2s
Dec
+21° 29' 23.0"
Constellation
Her
HR
6148
HIP
80816
Bayer
Beta
Flamsteed
27 Her
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Multiple Star System
Separation
245.8″
Companion Mag
10.7
Position Angle
276°
Star Colors
A: Orange
Discoverer
BUP 170
Eyepiece View
32x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 1.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 245.8″ · PA: 276° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
Visual companion probably optical.
410.575d, K 12.8k/s, V0 -25.5k/s, asini 60.4. Unresolved by speckle interferometry.
Kornephoros; Korneforos; Rutilicus.
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