HD 120213 has a stellar classification of K2 III: CN−1 CH −2.5, indicating that its a red giant with an under abundance of CH molecules and cyano radicals in its spectrum. It has also been classified as a mild barium star, but there is uncertainty about the spectral class. It has 4.2 times the mass of the Sun and an enlarged radii of . It shines at 503 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of , giving it an orange hue. HD 120213 has a metallicity 56% that of the Sun and spins with a projected rotational velocity too low to be accurately measured.
