How to see it
Kap Eri has a visual magnitude of about 4.20: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Kap Eri: right ascension 2h 26m 59s, declination −47° 42′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Horologium constellation (IAU figure Hor).
Catalog context
Kap Eri. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 11407, HD 15371, Gaia DR3 4939205900704478592. In the SkyKeepsake Horologium (Hor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4939205900704478592
- HIP
- 11407
- HD
- 15371
- gaia_dr3
- 4939205900704478592
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Kap Eri
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.20