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public  Muzhai, China Muzhai, China  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Shanghai
Sunrise: 5:36 
Transit: 12:46 
Sunset: 19:57
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ρ Fornacis (rho Fornacis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 5:13 | Tran: 9:42 | Set: 14:07
Alt: -57.25°   Az: 266.58°   Direction: 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.

Image of ρ Fornacis (rho Fornacis) star
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

03h 48m 57s
-30° 05’ 26”
09h 25m 32s
13h 14m 30s

J2000

03h 47m 56s
-30° 10’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

228.19°
-51.4°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ρ Fornacis (rho Fornacis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.54
Giant

0.85
G6III
4791K

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

HR 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.

86.58
282.25
53 km/s
0.028 arcsec/y
-0.23"/y

Alternative Designations

ρ Fornacis
(rho Fornacis)
SAO194535
SAO194535

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ρ Fornacis (rho Fornacis) rise, transit and set times from Muzhai, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 120.1°
Max altitude: 25.5°
Azimuth: 239.9°