Iota Apodis

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ι Apodis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0
Constellation
(pronunciation)		 Apus
Right ascension 17h 22m 05.9s
Declination −70° 07' 24"
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.39
Distance 1140 ± 250 ly
(350 ± 78 pc)
Spectral type B9V+B9.5V
Other designations
HR 6411, HD 156190,
CP-69°2719, FK5 642,
HIP 84979, SAO 257491,
GC 23388, CCDM 17221-7007

Iota Apodis (ι Aps / ι Apodis) is a binary star in the constellation Apus. It is approximately 1140 light years from Earth.

The binary star is composed of two blue-white B-type main sequence dwarfs with apparent magnitudes of +5.9 and +6.4. The stars are separated by 0.121 arcseconds on the sky. The combined apparent magnitude of the system is +5.39.


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