Tureis is a yellow-white star in Puppis, fairly close to the Sun, that pulsates rapidly and is among the brightest stars of its pulsating class.
At a glance
| type | yellow-white star (class F) |
|---|---|
| distance from the Sun | 63.5 light-years (19.5 pc) |
| its light left it | 63.5 years ago |
| luminosity | 24.6 × the Sun |
| radius | 3.33 × the Sun |
| surface temperature | 7,050 K |
| constellation | Puppis (Stern) |
Read off the piece’s own catalogue, the same values it draws with.
About Tureis
Tureis is a yellow-white star, a little larger, hotter and brighter than the Sun, past the middle of its hydrogen-burning life. It pulsates quickly, its brightness rising and falling in a cycle of hours, a member of the Delta Scuti class of variable stars.
It lies in Puppis, the Stern of the old ship Argo. Its nearness, compared with the distant blue stars of the same constellation, is what makes so modest a star easy to see.
What you see in the piece
Tureis is one of the closest stars of Puppis, so in the piece it passes quickly while Naos and Azmidi remain far ahead.
Questions
Is Tureis a variable star?
Yes. Tureis pulsates in a cycle of hours, one of the brightest members of the Delta Scuti class of variables.