The object is located relatively close at a distance of approximately 252 light-years based on Gaia DR3 parallax measurements,[1] and it is currently drifting closer with a heliocentric radial velocity of −35.7 km/s.
[16] The visible component has a stellar classification of F0 V,[4] indicating that it is an ordinary F-type main-sequence star that is generating energy via hydrogen fusion at its core.
[8] It radiates 13.3 times the luminosity of the Sun[1] from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 6,850 K,[8] giving it the typical yellowish-white of a F-type star.
At the age of 1.41 billion years,[7] HD 181295A is a rather evolved star for its class, having completed 77.3% of its main sequence lifetime.
[3] The star has an iron abundance of [Fe/H] = −0.27[10] and it spins modestly with a projected rotational velocity of 56.9 km/s within 2.7 days.