ν Fornacis (nu Fornacis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:57 | Tran: 8:58 | Set: 11:59

Alt: -26.50° Az: 255.62° Direction: South-South-West

ν Fornacis is a variable star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Fornax.

ν Fornacis visual magnitude is 4.69. Because of its moderate brightness, ν Fornacis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of ν Fornacis. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Fornacis during the next 10000 years (2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 05m 37s

Declination -29° 10’ 32”

Hour Angle 06h 27m 22s

Sidereal Time 08h 33m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 04m 29s

Declination -29° 17’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 224.89°

Galactic Latitude -73.78°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.69

Class

ν Fornacis is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -0.53

Spectral Type B9

Color Index (B-V) -0.17

Temperature 12902K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Fornacis is distant 361.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 110.74

Distance (light year) 361.02

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ν Fornacis
(nu Fornacis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD12767

SAO Catalogue SAO167532

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP9677

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-29 706

FK5 Catalogue 1055

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Nu For

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 119.2° RISE 5:57

Max altitude: 9.3° TRANSIT 8:58

Azimuth: 240.8° SET 11:59

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax