It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +4.33.
[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of just 2.57 mas as seen from Earth,[1] this star is located roughly 1,300 light years from the Sun.
[9] This is a single-lined spectroscopic binary star system with an orbital period of 207.357 days and an eccentricity of 0.55.
[6] The primary component has the spectrum of an evolved F-type giant/bright giant hybrid with a stellar classification of F7 II/III.
The star is radiating 3,919 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 6,495 K.[7]