Epsilon Telescopii
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 |
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| Constellation (pronunciation) |
Telescopium |
| Right ascension | 18h 11m 13.8s |
| Declination | −45° 57' 16" |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.52 |
| Distance | 409 ± 39 ly (125 ± 12 pc) |
| Spectral type | K0III |
| Other designations | |
Epsilon Telescopii (ε Tel / ε Telescopii) is a binary star in the constellation Telescopium. It is approximately 409 light years from Earth.
The primary component, Epsilon Telescopii A, is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.52. It has a 13th magnitude companion, Epsilon Telescopii B 21 arcseconds away from the primary.

