Iota Trianguli Australis

Starbox short
name=ι Trianguli Australis
epoch=J2000.0
constell=Triangulum Australe
ra=16^h 27^m 57.3^s
dec=−64° 03' 29"
spectral=F4IV
appmag_v=+5.28
dist_ly=132 ± 4
dist_pc=40 ± 1
names=HR 6109, HD 147787,
CP-63 3923, HIP 80645,
SAO 253555, GC 22100,
CCDM 16280-6403

Iota Trianguli Australis (ι TrA / ι Trianguli Australis) is a triple star system in the constellation Triangulum Australe. It is approximately 132 light years from Earth.

The primary component, Iota Trianguli Australis A, is a spectroscopic binary with a mean apparent magnitude of +5.28. Both components of the binary star are yellow-white F-type stars and they have an orbital period of 39.8 days. One of the components of the binary is also classified as a Gamma Doradus type variable star, and the binary's brightness varies by 0.12 magnitudes over a period of 1.45 days. The third component of the star system, Iota Trianguli B, is a 10th magnitude star, 20 arcseconds away from the primary.