It is radiating 15.5 times the luminosity of the Sun from its outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 7,860 K.[8] Eta Apodis is a young star with an age of about 250 million years.

The spectrum displays magnetically-induced features indicating an estimated surface field strength of roughly 360 G.[4] Based upon observations with the Spitzer Space Telescope, this system is emitting an excess of 24 μm infrared radiation.

These astronomers harnessed data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission to establish Eta Apodis as an Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum-type variable star.

[11] Eta Apodis, with its intriguing features and newfound classification as a variable star, remains a focal point of scientific interest, prompting further astronomical investigations and explorations.

Consequently, η Apodis itself is known as 異雀七 (Yì Què qī, English: the Seventh Star of Exotic Bird.