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public  Jati, Indonesia Jati, Indonesia  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Jakarta
Sunrise: 5:59 
Transit: 11:49 
Sunset: 17:39
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λ2 Fornacis (lambda2 Fornacis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 2:05 | Tran: 8:27 | Set: 14:45
Alt: -45.28°   Az: 160.11°   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

02h 38m 02s
-34° 28’ 07”
13h 07m 30s
15h 45m 33s

J2000

02h 36m 58s
-34° 34’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

237.68°
-66.24°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for λ2 Fornacis (lambda2 Fornacis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.79
Sub-giant

3.75
G5IV
5742K

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

HR 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.

25.54
83.25
10 km/s
-0.015 arcsec/y
-0.27"/y

Alternative Designations

λ2 Fornacis
(lambda2 Fornacis)
SAO193811
SAO193811
Gl 105.1

Visibility from Your Location

Today's λ2 Fornacis (lambda2 Fornacis) rise, transit and set times from Jati, Indonesia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Jakarta):

Azimuth: 124.5°
Max altitude: 62.8°
Azimuth: 235.5°