μ Fornacis (mu Fornacis)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -5.47°
Az: 211.90°
Direction: South-South-West
μ Fornacis is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Fornax.
μ Fornacis visual magnitude is 5.28. Because of its faintness, μ 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.
DSS2 image of μ Fornacis. The red arrow shows the motion of μ Fornacis during the next
10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for μ Fornacis (mu Fornacis).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where μ Fornacis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of μ Fornacis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
μ Fornacis is distant 331.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
μ Fornacis (mu Fornacis) is currently not visible from Tomter, Noruega