How to see it
Tau For has a visual magnitude of about 6.01: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
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).
Catalog context
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.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5081269125207786880
- HIP
- 17007
- HD
- 22789
- gaia_dr3
- 5081269125207786880
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Tau For
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.01