Its story
Gam1For has a visual magnitude of about 5.86: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for Gam1For: right ascension 2h 49m 51s, declination −24° 33′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Gam1For. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 13197, HD 17713, Gaia DR3 5076493465171096704. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 13197
- Right ascension
- 2h 49m 51s
- Declination
- −24° 33′ 39″
- Magnitude
- 5.86
- Distance
- ≈ 366 ly
Data: gaia-dr3