χ2 Fornacis (chi2 Fornacis)

χ2 Fornacis is a giant star in the constellation of Fornax.

χ2 Fornacis visual magnitude is 5.71. Because of its reltive faintness, χ2 Fornacis should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about χ2 Fornacis:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of χ2 Fornacis

χ2 Fornacis is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of χ2 Fornacis are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of χ2 Fornacis in the sky:

Visibility of χ2 Fornacis from your location

Today's χ2 Fornacis (chi2 Fornacis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Digitized Sky Survey image of χ2 Fornacis

The image below is a photograph of χ2 Fornacis from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of χ2 Fornacis is 0.081 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of χ2 Fornacis from the Sun and relative movement

χ2 Fornacis is distant 464.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of χ2 Fornacis

χ2 Fornacis belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where χ2 Fornacis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of χ2 Fornacis