Its story

Tau For has a visual magnitude of about 6.01: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for Tau For: right ascension 3h 38m 48s, declination −27° 56′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).

Tau For. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17007, HD 22789, Gaia DR3 5081269125207786880. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.