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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
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Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:25
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ι1 Fornacis (iota1 Fornacis)

Altitude: -15.5°   Azimuth: 119.1°   Direction: East-South-East

ι1 Fornacis is a giant star in the constellation of Fornax.

ι1 Fornacis visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its reltive faintness, ι1 Fornacis should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of ι1 Fornacis is -0.013 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of ι1 Fornacis (iota1 Fornacis) star
DSS2 image of ι1 Fornacis. The red arrow shows the motion of ι1 Fornacis during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about ι1 Fornacis

5.75
Giant

ι1 Fornacis (iota1 Fornacis) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -15.5°
Azimuth: 119.1°
Direction: East-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ι1 Fornacis

ι1 Fornacis is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of ι1 Fornacis are provided in the following table:

02h 36m 09s
-30° 02’ 40”
226.39°
-66.88°
Fornax

The simplified sky map below shows the position of ι1 Fornacis in the sky:

Finder chart ι1 Fornacis (iota1 Fornacis) star
Simplified finder chart for ι1 Fornacis (iota1 Fornacis).

Visibility of ι1 Fornacis from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's ι1 Fornacis (iota1 Fornacis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 120.0°
Max altitude: 8.5°
Azimuth: 240.0°

Distance of ι1 Fornacis from the Sun and relative movement

ι1 Fornacis is distant 649.40 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

199.20 pc
649.40 ly
2 km/s
-0.013 arcsec/year
0.001 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of ι1 Fornacis

ι1 Fornacis belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.75
G8III
4695K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ι1 Fornacis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of ι1 Fornacis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of ι1 Fornacis

ι1 Fornacis
(iota1 Fornacis)
SAO193795
SAO193795