It has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.06,[2] which is bright enough to be viewed from dark suburban skies.

[1] Based upon a stellar classification of B3 V,[3] this is a massive, B-type main sequence star that is generating energy through the fusion of hydrogen at its core.

It is radiating 1,614[7] times as much luminosity as the Sun from its outer envelope at an effective temperature of 17,050 K.[7] At this heat, it has a blue-white glow that is a characteristic of B-type stars.

Epsilon Apodis is classified as a Gamma Cassiopeiae type[4] variable star and its brightness varies between magnitudes 4.99 and 5.04.

Consequently, ε Apodis itself is known as 異雀九 (Yì Què jiǔ, English: the Ninth Star of Exotic Bird.