Its story
Eta3For has a visual magnitude of about 5.09: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for Eta3For: right ascension 2h 50m 40s, declination −35° 40′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Eta3For. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 13265, HD 17829, Gaia DR3 5049464136465176576. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 13265
- Right ascension
- 2h 50m 40s
- Declination
- −35° 40′ 34″
- Magnitude
- 5.09
- Distance
- ≈ 489 ly
Data: gaia-dr3