λ1 Fornacis (lambda1 Fornacis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:09 | Tran: 2:13 | Set: 4:13

Alt: 2.75° Az: 193.65° Direction: South-South-West

λ1 Fornacis is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Fornax.

λ1 Fornacis visual magnitude is 5.9. Because of its faintness, λ1 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 λ1 Fornacis (lambda1 Fornacis) star

DSS2 image of λ1 Fornacis. The red arrow shows the motion of λ1 Fornacis during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 34m 09s

Declination -34° 32’ 30”

Hour Angle 01h 06m 32s

Sideral Time 03h 40m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 33m 06s

Declination -34° 38’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 238.27°

Galactic Latitude -67°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for λ1 Fornacis (lambda1 Fornacis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.9

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.57

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature 4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where λ1 Fornacis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of λ1 Fornacis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ1 Fornacis is distant 379.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 116.55

Distance (light year) 379.95

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation λ1 Fornacis
(lambda1 Fornacis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD15975

SAO Catalogue SAO193763

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP11867

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 877

FK5 Catalogue 88

Visibility from Your Location

Today's λ1 Fornacis (lambda1 Fornacis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 124.5° RISE 0:09

Max altitude: 4.0° TRANSIT 2:13

Azimuth: 235.5° SET 4:13

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax