2 Cet vs Tau Phe

From B-type to G-type is the width of this pairing, 2 Cet against Tau Phe. Tau Phe is the remoter of the pair at 593 light-years, roughly 2.2 times the 272 that separates us from 2 Cet. Corrected for distance, Tau Phe outproduces 2 Cet by some 1.6 times, absolute magnitudes −0.59 and −0.06. Tau Phe trails in apparent brightness at magnitude +5.71 against +4.55, leaving 2 Cet around 2.9 times the brighter target.