Star
τ Coronae Borealis
HIP 79119 · Orange giant
True colour from its B–V index (1.01) — a surface around 4,700 K.
Distance
117 light-years
Spectral type
K0III-IV
Brightness
mag 4.73
Absolute mag
1.96
Luminosity
14 × Sun
Surface
~4,700 K
Right ascension
16h 08m 58s
Declination
+36° 29′
- τ Coronae Borealis is a orange giant in Corona Borealis.
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More stars in Corona Borealis
- Alpheccamag 2.22
- Nusakanmag 3.66
- γ Coronae Borealismag 3.81
- θ Coronae Borealismag 4.14
- ε Coronae Borealismag 4.14
- δ Coronae Borealismag 4.59
Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.