HIP 207 vs Tau Phe
Nothing in the pair compares to the gulf between them: 593 light-years to Tau Phe, 326,156 to HIP 207. Intrinsically the balance shifts: HIP 207 carries an absolute magnitude of −14.13 against −0.59 for Tau Phe, making it about 260,615 times more luminous once distance is removed from the comparison. HIP 207 is a G-type star in Cassiopeia; Tau Phe is a G-type star. Tau Phe is the brighter of the pair in the sky, at magnitude +5.71 against +5.87 for HIP 207, roughly 1.2 times more light reaching the eye.
Property comparison
| Property | HIP 207 | Tau Phe |
|---|---|---|
| Designation | N/A | Tau Phe |
| Constellation | Cassiopeia | N/A |
| Spectral Class | Class G — G-type (Yellow) | Class G — G-type (Yellow) |
| Apparent Magnitude | +5.87 | +5.71 |
| Absolute Magnitude | -14.13 | -0.59 |
| Distance | 326,156 ly | 593 ly |
| Mass | N/A | N/A |
| Radius | N/A | N/A |
| Temperature | N/A | N/A |
| Luminosity | N/A | N/A |