At that distance, the brightness of the star is diminished by 0.07 in magnitude from extinction caused by interstellar gas and dust.

[3] However, the results of a study published in 2003 list it with a classification of K3 Iab:, which would instead suggest it is a supergiant star.

[4][10] The measured angular diameter of this star, after correction for limb darkening, is 1.97 ± 0.02 mas.

[11] At the estimated distance of this star,[1] this yields a physical size of about 27 times the radius of the Sun.

[7] It is radiating 304[6] times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,410 K.[8] It was also known to be part of a much bigger constellation named Telescopium Herschelii.