How to see it
Eta Cir has a visual magnitude of about 4.90: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Eta Cir: right ascension 15h 4m 48s, declination −64° 1′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Circinus constellation (IAU figure Cir).
Catalog context
Eta Cir. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 73776, HD 132905, Gaia DR3 5873543394225295104. In the SkyKeepsake Circinus (Cir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5873543394225295104
- HIP
- 73776
- HD
- 132905
- gaia_dr3
- 5873543394225295104
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Eta Cir
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.90