π Fornacis (pi Fornacis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:34 | Tran: 11:28 | Set: 14:22

Alt: -26.12° Az: 254.04° Direction: West-South-West

π Fornacis is a giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Fornax.

π Fornacis visual magnitude is 5.35. Because of its faintness, π 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 π Fornacis. The red arrow shows the motion of π Fornacis during the next 1000 years (-1.73 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.82 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 02m 22s

Declination -29° 52’ 47”

Hour Angle 06h 21m 25s

Sidereal Time 08h 23m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 01m 14s

Declination -30° 00’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 227.66°

Galactic Latitude -74.42°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.35

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.69

Spectral Type G5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.88

Temperature 5051K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π Fornacis is distant 278.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 85.40

Distance (light year) 278.39

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.104 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.109"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation π Fornacis
(pi Fornacis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD12438

SAO Catalogue SAO193455

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP9440

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-30 703

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 119.9° RISE 8:34

Max altitude: 8.6° TRANSIT 11:28

Azimuth: 240.1° SET 14:22

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax