ρ Fornacis (rho Fornacis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:28 | Tran: 3:24 | Set: 6:16

Alt: 7.14° Az: 194.38° Direction: South-South-West

ρ Fornacis is a variable giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Fornax.

ρ Fornacis visual magnitude is 5.54. Because of its faintness, ρ 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 ρ Fornacis. The red arrow shows the motion of ρ Fornacis during the next 1000 years (0.47 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 48m 56s

Declination -30° 05’ 34”

Hour Angle 01h 06m 11s

Sideral Time 04h 55m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 47m 56s

Declination -30° 10’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 228.19°

Galactic Latitude -51.4°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for ρ Fornacis (rho Fornacis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.54

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.85

Spectral Type G6III

Color Index (B-V) 0.98

Temperature 4791K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ρ Fornacis is distant 282.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 53 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 86.58

Distance (light year) 282.25

Radial Speed 53 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.028 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.23"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ρ Fornacis
(rho Fornacis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD23940

SAO Catalogue SAO194535

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP17738

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-30 1497

FK5 Catalogue 2272

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1337

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 120.1° RISE 0:28

Max altitude: 8.4° TRANSIT 3:24

Azimuth: 239.9° SET 6:16

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax