Tau Sculptoris
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Observation data Epoch J2000.0 |
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Constellation (pronunciation) |
Sculptor |
Right ascension | 01h 36m 08.4s |
Declination | -29° 54' 27" |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.69 |
Distance | 202 ± 12 ly (62 ± 4 pc) |
Spectral type | F2V |
Other designations | |
Tau Sculptoris (τ Scl / τ Sculptoris) is a binary star in the constellation Sculptor. It is approximately 202 light years from Earth.
The primary component, Tau Sculptoris A, is a yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +6.0. The companion is a magnitude +7.1 star which is 1.1 arcseconds, or at least 70 Astronomical Units, from the primary. They have a combined apparent magnitude of +5.69.