δ Fornacis (delta Fornacis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:31 | Tran: 13:05 | Set: 15:39

Alt: -44.95° Az: 86.76° Direction: East

δ Fornacis is a sub-giant star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Fornax.

δ Fornacis visual magnitude is 5. Because of its moderate brightness, δ Fornacis 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 δ Fornacis (delta Fornacis) star

DSS2 image of δ Fornacis. The red arrow shows the motion of δ Fornacis during the next 10000 years (1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 43m 15s

Declination -31° 51’ 31”

Hour Angle 15h 45m 11s

Sidereal Time 19h 28m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 42m 14s

Declination -31° 56’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 230.88°

Galactic Latitude -52.77°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ Fornacis (delta Fornacis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.76

Spectral Type B5IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.16

Temperature 12692K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ Fornacis is distant 732.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 224.72

Distance (light year) 732.58

Radial Speed 26 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation δ Fornacis
(delta Fornacis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD23227

SAO Catalogue SAO194467

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP17304

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-32 1430

FK5 Catalogue 133

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 121.9° RISE 10:31

Max altitude: 6.7° TRANSIT 13:05

Azimuth: 238.1° SET 15:39

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax