It has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.92,[2] which is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye.

Based upon parallax measurements by the Gaia spacecraft, it is approximately 145 light-years (44.6 parsecs) from the Sun.

[6] Based upon their motion through space, this system made its perihelion passage some 858,000 years ago when it came within 22 ly (6.6 pc) of the Sun.

[1] The primary component is K-type giant star with a stellar classification of K0 III.

[2] The expanded outer envelope has an effective temperature of 4,788 K,[2] giving it the orange glow of a K-type star.