One of the stars of the Southern Triangle. It lies midway along the western side of the Triangle (that is, the side closest to Alpha Centauri or Rigil Kentaurus, which lies nearby in the southern sky). Epsilon Trianguli Australis is an orange giant more than two hundred light years from Earth. Forming a binary system, the giant orange star is orbited by a much fainter white companion.
Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas
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