Star in the constellation Sculptor
Tau Sculptoris (τ Scl, τ Sculptoris) is abinary star [ 6] constellation ofSculptor , about 8° to the east-southeast ofAlpha Sculptoris .[ 12] apparent visual magnitude of +5.69.[ 2] parallax shift of 14.42 mas as seen from Earth,[ 1] light years from theSun .
The binary nature of this system was discovered by English astronomerJohn Herschel in 1835. The current orbital elements are based upon a fraction of a single orbit, as the estimated orbital period is around 1,503 years. The system has asemimajor axis of 3.2 arc seconds and aneccentricity of 0.6.[ 6] F-type main sequence star with anapparent magnitude of +6.06[ 3] stellar classification of F2 V.[ 4] [ 3]
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