β Fornacis (beta Fornacis)
β Fornacis is a double hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Fornax.
β Fornacis visual magnitude is 4.46. Because of its moderate brightness, β Fornacis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where β Fornacis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
Star System Properties
β Fornacis is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the β Fornacis double sysyem:
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
β Fornacis is distant 168.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's β Fornacis (beta Fornacis) rise, transit and set times from Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac, France are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Paris):