Kornephoros
Kornephoros, Beta Herculis (β Her), is a luminous yellow giant located 139 light years away in the constellation Hercules. Shining at magnitude 2.81, it is the brightest star in the constellation.| Star Facts
The Keystone is a trapezoid-shaped asterism formed by four relatively bright stars in the constellation Hercules: Pi, Eta, Zeta and Epsilon Herculis. It outlines the torso of Hercules.| www.constellation-guide.com
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Hercules is one of the largest constellations in the sky. Representing the mythical Greek hero, the constellation is home to the Hercules Globular Cluster (M13), the globular cluster Messier 92, and the Hercules Cluster of galaxies.| www.constellation-guide.com
Kornephoros, Beta Herculis (β Her), is a luminous yellow giant located 139 light years away in the constellation Hercules. Shining at magnitude 2.81, it is the brightest star in the constellation.| Star Facts
Lyra is a small constellation in the northern sky. It represents the lyre of Orpheus. The constellation is home to Vega, the second brightest northern star, and the Ring Nebula (M57), a famous planetary nebula.| www.constellation-guide.com
Vega (Alpha Lyrae) is a fast-spinning white main sequence star located 25.04 light-years away in the constellation Lyra. Shining at magnitude 0.026, it is the fifth brightest star in the sky. It forms the Summer Triangle with Altair and Deneb.| Star Facts
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