χ1 Fornacis (chi1 Fornacis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:19 | Tran: 2:58 | Set: 4:37

Alt: -59.37° Az: 73.95° Direction: East-North-East

χ1 Fornacis is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Fornax.

χ1 Fornacis visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its faintness, χ1 Fornacis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of χ1 Fornacis (chi1 Fornacis) star

DSS2 image of χ1 Fornacis. The red arrow shows the motion of χ1 Fornacis during the next 10000 years (4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 26m 53s

Declination -35° 50’ 06”

Hour Angle 14h 28m 37s

Sidereal Time 17h 55m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 25m 55s

Declination -35° 55’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 237.74°

Galactic Latitude -56.16°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for χ1 Fornacis (chi1 Fornacis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.39

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.39

Spectral Type A1IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.08

Temperature 9226K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where χ1 Fornacis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of χ1 Fornacis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

χ1 Fornacis is distant 325.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 99.90

Distance (light year) 325.67

Radial Speed 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.029 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation χ1 Fornacis
(chi1 Fornacis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD21423

SAO Catalogue SAO194289

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15987

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-36 1290

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1142

Visibility from Your Location

Today's χ1 Fornacis (chi1 Fornacis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 125.8° RISE 1:19

Max altitude: 2.7° TRANSIT 2:58

Azimuth: 234.2° SET 4:37

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax