ε Fornacis (epsilon Fornacis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 8:57 | Tran: 12:09 | Set: 15:20

Alt: 10.34° Az: 174.47° Direction: South

ε Fornacis is a sub-giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Fornax.

ε Fornacis visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its faintness, ε 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.

Image of ε Fornacis (epsilon Fornacis) star

DSS2 image of ε Fornacis. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Fornacis during the next 1000 years (4.65 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.28 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 02m 42s

Declination -27° 59’ 33”

Hour Angle 23h 35m 20s

Sidereal Time 02h 38m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 01m 37s

Declination -28° 05’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 222.48°

Galactic Latitude -61.23°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ε Fornacis (epsilon Fornacis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.89

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 3.48

Spectral Type G5IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.79

Temperature 5311K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Fornacis is distant 98.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 38 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 30.36

Distance (light year) 98.97

Radial Speed 38 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.279 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.437"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ε Fornacis
(epsilon Fornacis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD18907

SAO Catalogue SAO168238

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP14086

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-28 987

Gliese Catalogue Wo 9107

FK5 Catalogue 2215

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 118.0° RISE 8:57

Max altitude: 10.5° TRANSIT 12:09

Azimuth: 242.0° SET 15:20

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax