Magnitude 5.76 | Constellation Microscopium | |
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Theta2 Microscopii (θ2 Mic) is a class A0III (white giant) star in the constellation Microscopium. Its apparent magnitude is 5.76 and it is approximately 390 light years away based on parallax.
The main star is reported as an astrometric binary, with two components A (6.24 mag) and B (6.88 mag) orbiting with a semimajor axis of 0.836" and eccentricity 0.201, with a period 464.66 years. A more distant companion, C, has a separation around 78.4" and magnitude 10.3.
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