It is approximately 340 light-years (100 parsecs) distant from the Earth, based upon an annual parallax shift of 9.51 mas.

[1] This star is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.64.

[2] This is a single-lined spectroscopic binary system, with the presence of a companion being demonstrated by shifts in the spectrum of the primary component.

This energy is being emitted from the outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 17,520 K,[9] causing it to shine with the blue-white hue of a B-type star.

[13] This star was formerly located in the obsolete constellation Musca Borealis.