Elgafar

HR 5409 · HIP 70755 · ϕ Vir

👁️ Naked-eye

📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.

Star

Apparent magnitude: 4.84 mag
Parallax: 27.58 mas → about 118.3 light-years away
Spectral type: G2III
Right ascension: 217.0506°
Declination: -2.228°
Designation: HR 5409
Bayer designation: ϕ Vir
HIP number: 70755
IAU name adopted: 2018-06-01
Name language: Arabic
Name origin (IAU): This name is a rare transliteration of Arabic الغفر al-ghafr (or "El-ġafr"), The Cover. This transliteration was used by Ideler (1809) but is uncommon today except in the Arabic Maghreb (northwest Africa). It is the name of the 15th lunar station (5 Oct).

Constellation

Light from this object takes about 118 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 1908 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
At magnitude 4.8 it is bright enough for the naked eye (limit about 6) — look from somewhere dark.
Declination -2.2° — it rises above the horizon in Seoul (37.6° N), so it is visible from Korea in the right season.

Worked out from this object's official values.