Dalim

HR 963 · HIP 14879 · α For

👁️ Naked-eye

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

Star

Apparent magnitude: 3.98 mag
Parallax: 70.24 mas → about 46.4 light-years away
Spectral type: F8V
Right ascension: 48.0189°
Declination: -28.9876°
Designation: HR 963
Bayer designation: α For
HIP number: 14879
IAU name adopted: 2017-09-05
Name language: Arabic
Name origin (IAU): The name was introduced for the star by Piazzi (1814) originating from the Indigenous Arabian asterism ظَلِيم al-ẓalīm, The Ostrich, seen in various stars (e.g. Fomalhaut, theta Eridani)

Constellation

Light from this object takes about 46 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 1980 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
At magnitude 4 it is bright enough for the naked eye (limit about 6) — look from somewhere dark.
Declination -29° — 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.