HIP 124 vs Tau Phe

Judged at a common distance HIP 124 would dominate, −4.29 to −0.59 in absolute magnitude. Apparent magnitudes of +5.58 and +5.71 place HIP 124 some 1.1 times brighter in the sky than Tau Phe. Their distances stand at 593 and 3,077 light-years, putting HIP 124 5.2 times deeper in the field. Tau Phe is a G-type star, while HIP 124 is an F-type star in Cassiopeia.