Iot-2

Hot blue star

Its story

Iota² Normae is a hot blue B-type star in the small Square, a southern constellation set by Lacaille beside the Sagittarius arm of the Milky Way. Its light takes 280 years to cross the space between us. With Iota¹ Normae it forms an optical pair visible in a region densely populated by open clusters, OB associations and the rich Milky Way road that pours toward the galactic heart.

Constellation: Norma
Apparent magnitude: 5.57
Distance: 280.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 242.327° · Dec -57.934°
Catalogue: HIP 79153 · HD 144480

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