Epsilon Telescopii
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Telescopium |
| Right ascension | 18h 11m 13.76s [1] |
| Declination | –45° 57′ 15.9″ [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.52 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K0III |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: -15.46 ± 0.63 [1] mas/yr Dec.: -37.16 ± 0.36 [1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 7.80 ± 0.59[1] mas |
| Distance | 420 ± 30 ly (128 ± 10 pc) |
| Details | |
| Other designations | |
Epsilon Telescopii (ε Tel, ε Telescopii) is a binary star in the constellation Telescopium. It is approximately 420 light years from Earth.[1]
The primary component, Epsilon Telescopii A, is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.52. It has a 13th magnitude companion, Epsilon Telescopii B, 21 arcseconds away from the primary.
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