Bright Stars by Bayer Designation: Binary and Multiple Stars Codexery

Epsilon Trianguli

Binary star with a dusty disk in Triangulum.

Epsilon Trianguli is a binary star system in Triangulum, about 390 light years away. The primary is an A-type main sequence star with a dusty disk, and the system is a probable member of the Ursa Major Moving Group.

Quick Facts

Apparent magnitude (primary)
+5.50
Stellar classification (primary)
A2 V
Effective temperature (primary)
10,000 K
Projected rotational velocity (primary)
107 km/s
Separation of components
3.9 arcseconds
Apparent magnitude (secondary)
11.4
Age
600 million years
Distance
390 light years

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