This star is a challenge to view with the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 6.24. Based on parallax measurements, Lambda Caeli is known to be around 700 light-years distant from the Sun, but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −4 km/s.
It's difficult to observe this star without binoculars or a telescope; its apparent visual magnitude is 6.24. According to parallax measurements, Lambda Caeli is roughly 700 light-years from the Sun but is moving closer with a radial velocity of −4 km/s.