Iota2 Normae

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ι2 Normae
Location of ι2 Normae (circled)
Observation data
ICRS
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Constellation Norma
Right ascension 16h 09m 18.54876s[1]
Declination −57° 56′ 03.5420″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.57[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B9.5 V[3]
B−V color index 0.04[2]
Distance
280 ± 10 ly
(86 ± 4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.91[5]
Details
Myr
HR 5994, SAO
 243368
Database references
SIMBADdata

ι2 Normae, Latinised as Iota2 Normae, is a single,

apparent visual magnitude of +5.57.[2] Measuring its parallax reveals it is located 280±10 light-years away from the sun.[1] At that distance, the visual magnitude is diminished by an interstellar extinction factor of 0.24 due to intervening dust.[10] The radial velocity of this star is zero, indicating it is neither moving toward nor away from the Sun.[4]

Iota2 Normae is a

Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 10,593 Kelvin.[6]

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