Iota Lupi
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) |
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| Constellation | Lupus |
| Right ascension | 14h 19m 24.22s[1] |
| Declination | −46° 03′ 29.1″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.54[2] |
| Spectral type | B2.5IV[2] |
Iota Lupi is a star in the constellation Lupus. Located around 104 parsecs (340 ly) distant,[1] it is an blue subgiant of spectral type B2.5IV,[2] a star that has used up its core hydrogen and has begun to expand off the main-sequence. It is around 6.8 times as massive and 2082 times as luminous as the Sun, with a surface temperature of 19525 K.[3] Classified as a Beta Cephei variable, it varies between magnitudes 3.54 and 3.55.[4]
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