φ Fornacis (phi Fornacis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:45 | Tran: 2:00 | Set: 4:12

Alt: 4.82° Az: 180.02° Direction: South

φ Fornacis is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Fornax.

φ Fornacis visual magnitude is 5.14. Because of its faintness, φ 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 φ Fornacis. The red arrow shows the motion of φ Fornacis during the next 10000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 29m 04s

Declination -33° 42’ 04”

Hour Angle 00h 00m 05s

Sidereal Time 02h 29m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 28m 01s

Declination -33° 48’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 236.68°

Galactic Latitude -68.2°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for φ Fornacis (phi Fornacis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.14

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.79

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.1

Temperature 9028K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

φ Fornacis is distant 152.69 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 46.84

Distance (light year) 152.69

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation φ Fornacis
(phi Fornacis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD15427

SAO Catalogue SAO193723

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP11477

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-34 905

FK5 Catalogue 2168

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 123.7° RISE 23:45

Max altitude: 4.8° TRANSIT 2:00

Azimuth: 236.3° SET 4:12

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax