Beta Herculis

β Herculis (Beta Herculis ) is a star of spectral type G8. With an apparent magnitude of 2.8 like he is the brightest star in the constellation Hercules. The distance from β Herculis is approximately 140 light years.

The star bears the historical proper names Kornephoros ( " mace bearer ").

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