Star · F2III
β TrA
β TrA is a giant star of spectral type F2III in the constellation Triangulum Australe, 40.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | Gl 601A · HIP 77952 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Triangulum Australe |
| Distance | 40.5 light-years (12.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 2.83 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.36 |
| Spectral type | F2III |
| Surface temperature | 7,370 K |
| Luminosity | 9.81 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.92 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.77 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 55m 08.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −63° 25′ 50″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 26.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 2.83). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 27° N. South of latitude 27° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1985. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 719 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around β TrA, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.30, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Camelopardalis. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.