| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Triangulum |
| Right ascension | 01h 33m 55.93272s |
| Declination | 30° 45′ 30.4452″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.683 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | Yellow hypergiant |
| Spectral type | A8–F0Ia |
| B−V color index | 0.428 |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 0.066±0.029 mas/yr Dec.: 0.007±0.020 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | -0.1049 ± 0.0259 mas |
| Distance | 2,700,000 ly |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | –10.2 |
| Absolute bolometric magnitude (Mbol) | –10.1 |
| Details | |
| Radius | 484 - 642 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 863,000 - 875,000 L☉ |
| Temperature | 6,970 - 8,000 K |
| Other designations | |
LGGS J013355.96+304530.6 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
B324 is a yellow hypergiant in the Triangulum Galaxy, located near the giant H II region IC 142 around 2.7 million light years away. It is the brightest star in the Triangulum Galaxy in terms of apparent magnitude.