Binary star system in the constellation Lupus
Tau2 Lupi , Latinized from τ2 Lup , is a binary star [ 3] system in the constellation Lupus . It is visible to the naked eye with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 4.34.[ 2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 10.22[ 1] mas as seen from Earth, it is located around 319 light years from the Sun . The two components orbit each other with a period of 26.2 years and a high eccentricity of 0.94.[ 6] The brighter component is a magnitude 4.93 subgiant star with a stellar classification of F4 IV. Its companion is an A-type star with visual magnitude 5.55 and class A7:.[ 3]
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