How to see it
Chi1For has a visual magnitude of about 6.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Chi1For: right ascension 3h 25m 56s, declination −35° 55′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
Chi1For. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15987, HD 21423, Gaia DR3 4860808694421129600. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4860808694421129600
- HIP
- 15987
- HD
- 21423
- gaia_dr3
- 4860808694421129600
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Chi1For
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.38