χ3 Fornacis (chi3 Fornacis)

χ3 Fornacis is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Fornax.

χ3 Fornacis visual magnitude is 6.5. Because of its reltive faintness, χ3 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 χ3 Fornacis:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of χ3 Fornacis

χ3 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 χ3 Fornacis are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of χ3 Fornacis in the sky:

Visibility of χ3 Fornacis from your location

Today's χ3 Fornacis (chi3 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 χ3 Fornacis

The image below is a photograph of χ3 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 χ3 Fornacis is 0.03 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of χ3 Fornacis from the Sun and relative movement

χ3 Fornacis is distant 361.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of χ3 Fornacis

χ3 Fornacis belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where χ3 Fornacis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

χ3 Fornacis star system properties

χ3 Fornacis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the χ3 Fornacis double sysyem:

Alternative designations of χ3 Fornacis