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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Epsilon Circini
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	5666
HD	135291
Constellation	Circinus
Right Ascension	15h 17m 39s
Declination	-63° 36' 38"
Distance	428 light years 131 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.9 Absolute: -0.4
Spectral Class	K2.5III Orange Giant
Optimum Visibility	May / June (Usually visible from southern latitudes)

An orange giant star in the southern constellation of Circinus, near its border with the Southern Triangle. Epsilon Circini's great distance from the Solar System (some 430 light years) means that it is a faint star in the night sky, barely detectable to the naked eye.

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