Dalim - α Fornacis (alpha Fornacis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:56 | Tran: 12:00 | Set: 15:03

Alt: -16.30° Az: 116.17° Direction: East-South-East

Dalim, also designated as α Fornacis (alpha Fornacis), is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Fornax.

Dalim visual magnitude is 3.87. Because of its moderate brightness, Dalim 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.

Image of Dalim - α Fornacis (alpha Fornacis) star

DSS2 image of Dalim. The red arrow shows the motion of Dalim during the next 1000 years (5.65 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 13m 08s

Declination -28° 53’ 33”

Hour Angle 18h 41m 09s

Sidereal Time 21h 54m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 12m 04s

Declination -28° 59’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 224.75°

Galactic Latitude -59.04°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Dalim - α Fornacis (alpha Fornacis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.87

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.12

Spectral Type F8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.52

Temperature 6300K

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

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

Star System Properties

Dalim 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 Dalim double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 3.87

Secondary star magnitude 6.57

Magnitude difference 2.7

Separation 3.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Dalim is distant 46.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 14.11

Distance (light year) 46.01

Radial Speed -21 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.339 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.64"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Dalim

Bayer designation α Fornacis
(alpha Fornacis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD20010

SAO Catalogue SAO168373

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP14879

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-29 1177

Gliese Catalogue Gl 127 A

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1074

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS2402

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 118.9° RISE 8:56

Max altitude: 9.6° TRANSIT 12:00

Azimuth: 241.1° SET 15:03

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax