Its story
Phi For has a visual magnitude of about 5.11: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for Phi For: right ascension 2h 28m 2s, declination −33° 48′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Phi For. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 11477, HD 15427, Gaia DR3 4967177781457918976. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 11477
- Right ascension
- 2h 28m 02s
- Declination
- −33° 48′ 40″
- Magnitude
- 5.11
- Distance
- ≈ 156 ly
Data: gaia-dr3