How to see it
Alp Dor has a visual magnitude of about 3.47: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Alp Dor: right ascension 4h 33m 60s, declination −55° 2′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Dorado constellation (IAU figure Dor).
Catalog context
Alp Dor. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21281, HD 29305, Gaia DR3 4775977077371116672. In the SkyKeepsake Dorado (Dor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4775977077371116672
- HIP
- 21281
- HD
- 29305
- gaia_dr3
- 4775977077371116672
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Alp Dor
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.47