ψ Fornacis (psi Fornacis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:07 | Tran: 2:33 | Set: 3:00

Alt: -2.48° Az: 199.52° Direction: South-South-West

ψ Fornacis is a sub-giant star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Fornax.

ψ Fornacis visual magnitude is 5.92. Because of its faintness, ψ 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 ψ Fornacis. The red arrow shows the motion of ψ Fornacis during the next 10000 years (10.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 54m 32s

Declination -38° 20’ 12”

Hour Angle 01h 40m 43s

Sideral Time 04h 35m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 53m 34s

Declination -38° 26’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 244.62°

Galactic Latitude -62.12°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for ψ Fornacis (psi Fornacis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.92

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.05

Spectral Type F6IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.44

Temperature 6674K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ψ Fornacis is distant 193.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 59.42

Distance (light year) 193.70

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.063 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ψ Fornacis
(psi Fornacis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD18149

SAO Catalogue SAO193965

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP13473

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-38 948

FK5 Catalogue 2200

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 128.3° RISE 2:07

Max altitude: 0.2° TRANSIT 2:33

Azimuth: 231.7° SET 3:00

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax