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Tau Sculptoris (τ Scl / τ Sculptoris) is a binary star in the constellation Sculptor. It is approximately 202 light years from Earth.

The primary component, Tau Sculptoris A, is a yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +6.0. The companion is a magnitude +7.1 star which is 1.1 arcseconds, or at least 70 Astronomical Units, from the primary. They have a combined apparent magnitude of +5.69.

Bayer objects | Sculptor constellation | Binary stars | Yellow-white dwarfs

 

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