Tau2 Capricorni
Triple star system in Capricornus with a blue-white hue.
Tau2 Capricorni is a triple star system in Capricornus, located about 1,100 light years from Earth. It has a combined apparent magnitude of +5.20 and a blue-white hue. The system lies near the ecliptic, allowing lunar occultations.
Quick Facts
- Bayer designation
- τ2 Capricorni
- Distance
- approximately 1,100 light years
- Combined apparent magnitude
- +5.20
- Primary spectral type
- B6III
- Primary mass
- 5 times the Sun
- Primary luminosity
- 1,893 times the Sun
- Primary effective temperature
- 15,439 K
Facts from the source article.
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