Its story
Eta1Dor has a visual magnitude of about 5.69: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for Eta1Dor: right ascension 6h 6m 9s, declination −66° 2′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Mensa constellation (IAU figure Men).
Eta1Dor. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28909, HD 42525, Gaia DR3 5284258831636637440. In the SkyKeepsake Mensa (Men) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 28909
- Right ascension
- 6h 06m 09s
- Declination
- −66° 02′ 22″
- Magnitude
- 5.69
- Distance
- ≈ 342 ly
Data: gaia-dr3