η2 Fornacis (eta2 Fornacis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:54 | Tran: 2:38 | Set: 4:19

Alt: -40.16° Az: 99.62° Direction: East

η2 Fornacis is a double hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Fornax.

η2 Fornacis visual magnitude is 5.92. Because of its faintness, η2 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 η2 Fornacis (eta2 Fornacis) star

DSS2 image of η2 Fornacis. The red arrow shows the motion of η2 Fornacis during the next 10000 years (9.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 51m 14s

Declination -35° 44’ 32”

Hour Angle 16h 32m 41s

Sideral Time 19h 23m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 50m 14s

Declination -35° 50’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 239.41°

Galactic Latitude -63.34°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for η2 Fornacis (eta2 Fornacis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.92

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.01

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.9

Temperature 4996K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where η2 Fornacis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of η2 Fornacis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

η2 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 η2 Fornacis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.92

Secondary star magnitude 10.22

Magnitude difference 4.3

Separation 5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

η2 Fornacis is distant 500.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 153.37

Distance (light year) 500.00

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.058 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation η2 Fornacis
(eta2 Fornacis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD17793

SAO Catalogue SAO193940

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP13225

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-36 1067

Visibility from Your Location

Today's η2 Fornacis (eta2 Fornacis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 125.7° RISE 0:54

Max altitude: 2.8° TRANSIT 2:38

Azimuth: 234.3° SET 4:19

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax