It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.02.

[2] With an annual parallax shift of 10.08 ± 0.33 mas,[1] it is approximately 324 light-years (99 parsecs) distant from Earth.

This is a K-type giant star with a stellar classification of K5 III.

[3] It has expanded to 25 times the Sun's radius and is radiating 155 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of about 4,158 K.[6] The atmosphere displays a significant enhancement of silicon.

[10] It was also known to be part of a much bigger constellation named Telescopium Herschelii before it was unrecognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).