bright giant · K3II
Tarazed
Tarazed is a orange bright giant (spectral type K3II) about 395 light-years away. With an apparent magnitude of 2.73 it is easy to see even from a city.
An orange star in Aquila, right next to Altair.
Its light output is roughly 1,000 times that of the Sun (a rough estimate in visible light, calculated from brightness and distance).
From Germany (52° N) it rises and sets; it is best seen in the evening in July.
Key facts
- Distance
- ≈ 395 light-years
- Spectral type
- K3II (bright giant)
- Colour
- Orange
- Apparent magnitude
- 2.73 mag
- Luminosity
- ≈ 1,000 × Sun
- Position
- Right ascension 19h 46m, declination 10.6°
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Data: Hipparcos / HYG catalogue (CC BY-SA 4.0). Luminosity and visibility are calculated estimates.