In Evidence
Other stars in Fornax
- Dalim
- β Fornacis
- ν Fornacis
- ω Fornacis
- δ Fornacis
- φ Fornacis
- κ Fornacis
- μ Fornacis
- π Fornacis
- γ2 Fornacis
- η3 Fornacis
- ρ Fornacis
- HR1004
- ζ Fornacis
- χ2 Fornacis
- ι1 Fornacis
- λ2 Fornacis
- ι2 Fornacis
- ε Fornacis
- λ1 Fornacis
- σ Fornacis
- HR993
- η2 Fornacis
- ψ Fornacis
- HR1045
- HR805
- τ Fornacis
- HR554
- HR727
- HR900
- γ1 Fornacis
- HR974
- HR943
- HR1093
- HR817
- HR980
- HR970
- HR884
- HR742
- HR903
- HR528
- HR683
- HR532
- HR1018
- HR576
- HR535
- HR1082
- HR517
- HR1013
- χ1 Fornacis
- HR1095
- HR858
- HR893
- HR606
- HR703
- HR630
- HR780
- HR1031
- χ3 Fornacis
- HR733
- η1 Fornacis
- HR786
- HR700
- HR1179
- HR990
χ2 Fornacis (chi2 Fornacis)
χ2 Fornacis is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Fornax.
χ2 Fornacis visual magnitude is 5.71. Because of its faintness, χ2 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.
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where χ2 Fornacis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's χ2 Fornacis (chi2 Fornacis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):