η3 Fornacis (eta3 Fornacis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:47 | Tran: 2:35 | Set: 4:18

Alt: -2.22° Az: 207.60° Direction: South-South-West

η3 Fornacis is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Fornax.

η3 Fornacis visual magnitude is 5.47. Because of its faintness, η3 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 η3 Fornacis (eta3 Fornacis) star

DSS2 image of η3 Fornacis. The red arrow shows the motion of η3 Fornacis during the next 10000 years (1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 51m 40s

Declination -35° 34’ 29”

Hour Angle 02h 18m 45s

Sideral Time 05h 10m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 50m 40s

Declination -35° 40’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 239.01°

Galactic Latitude -63.28°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for η3 Fornacis (eta3 Fornacis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.47

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.59

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.25

Temperature 4213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where η3 Fornacis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of η3 Fornacis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

η3 Fornacis is distant 530.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 162.87

Distance (light year) 530.94

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.061"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation η3 Fornacis
(eta3 Fornacis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD17829

SAO Catalogue SAO193944

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP13265

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-36 1070

Visibility from Your Location

Today's η3 Fornacis (eta3 Fornacis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 125.6° RISE 0:47

Max altitude: 2.9° TRANSIT 2:35

Azimuth: 234.4° SET 4:18

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax