γ2 Fornacis (gamma2 Fornacis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:17 | Tran: 2:34 | Set: 5:47

Alt: -48.81° Az: 287.28° Direction: West-North-West

γ2 Fornacis is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Fornax.

γ2 Fornacis visual magnitude is 5.39. Because of its faintness, γ2 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 γ2 Fornacis (gamma2 Fornacis) star

DSS2 image of γ2 Fornacis. The red arrow shows the motion of γ2 Fornacis during the next 10000 years (7.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 50m 58s

Declination -27° 50’ 24”

Hour Angle 08h 58m 41s

Sideral Time 11h 49m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 49m 54s

Declination -27° 56’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 221.64°

Galactic Latitude -63.79°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for γ2 Fornacis (gamma2 Fornacis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.39

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.76

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.02

Temperature 9882K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where γ2 Fornacis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of γ2 Fornacis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ2 Fornacis is distant 554.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 170.07

Distance (light year) 554.42

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.047 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation γ2 Fornacis
(gamma2 Fornacis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD17729

SAO Catalogue SAO168082

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP13202

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-28 903

Visibility from Your Location

Today's γ2 Fornacis (gamma2 Fornacis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 117.8° RISE 23:17

Max altitude: 10.7° TRANSIT 2:34

Azimuth: 242.2° SET 5:47

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax