λ2 Fornacis (lambda2 Fornacis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:32 | Tran: 2:37 | Set: 4:38

Alt: 3.96° Az: 183.57° Direction: South

λ2 Fornacis is a sub-giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Fornax.

λ2 Fornacis visual magnitude is 5.79. Because of its faintness, λ2 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 λ2 Fornacis (lambda2 Fornacis) star

DSS2 image of λ2 Fornacis. The red arrow shows the motion of λ2 Fornacis during the next 1000 years (-0.25 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 38m 00s

Declination -34° 28’ 18”

Hour Angle 00h 17m 16s

Sideral Time 02h 55m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 36m 58s

Declination -34° 34’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 237.68°

Galactic Latitude -66.24°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for λ2 Fornacis (lambda2 Fornacis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.79

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 3.75

Spectral Type G5IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.66

Temperature 5742K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where λ2 Fornacis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of λ2 Fornacis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ2 Fornacis is distant 83.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 25.54

Distance (light year) 83.25

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.27"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation λ2 Fornacis
(lambda2 Fornacis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD16417

SAO Catalogue SAO193811

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP12186

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 903

Gliese Catalogue Gl 105.1

Visibility from Your Location

Today's λ2 Fornacis (lambda2 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 0:32

Max altitude: 4.0° TRANSIT 2:37

Azimuth: 235.5° SET 4:38

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax