Iota Telescopii

ι Telescopii
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Telescopium
Right ascension 19h 35m 13.0s[1]
Declination 48° 05 57[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.89
Distance398 ± 41 ly
(122 ± 13 pc)
Spectral typeK0III[1]
Other designations
HR 7424, HD 184127, CD48 13161, FK5 735, HIP 96341, SAO 229751, GC 27025

Iota Telescopii (ι Tel, ι Telescopii) is a star in the constellation Telescopium.

Iota Telescopii is an orange K-type giant of spectral type K0III with an apparent magnitude of +4.89.[1] Around 163 times as luminous as the Sun, it is approximately 370 light years from Earth.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Iota Telescopii". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  2. McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Boyer, M. L. (2012). "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 427 (1): 343–57. arXiv:1208.2037Freely accessible. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x.


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