Nu Telescopii

ν Telescopii

Observation data Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Telescopium
Right ascension	19^h 48^m 01.2^s
Declination	–56° 21′ 45″
Apparent magnitude (V)	+5.33
Distance	170 ± 6 ly (52 ± 2 pc)
Spectral type	A7III–IV[1]
Other designations
HR 7510, HD 186543, CP−56 9290, FK5 739, HIP 97421, SAO 246271, GC 27358

Nu Telescopii (ν Tel, ν Telescopii) is a star in the constellation Telescopium. Nu Telescopii is a white A-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.33. It is approximately 170 light years from Earth. This star has an estimated age of 250 million years.^[1]

References

1. Ehrenreich, D.; et al. (November 2010), "Deep infrared imaging of close companions to austral A- and F-type stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 523: A73, arXiv:1007.0002, Bibcode:2010A&A...523A..73E, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201014763