Star

Paikauhale

τ Scorpii · HIP 81266 · Blue-white main-sequence star

True colour from its B–V index (-0.21) — a surface around 13,800 K.

Distance

474 light-years

Spectral type

B0V

Brightness

mag 2.82

Absolute mag

-2.99

Luminosity

1,370 × Sun

Surface

~13,800 K

Right ascension

16h 35m 53s

Declination

−28° 13′

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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.