ζ Fornacis (zeta Fornacis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:29 | Tran: 3:07 | Set: 6:41

Alt: 13.24° Az: 175.76° Direction: South

ζ Fornacis is a main-sequence star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Fornax.

ζ Fornacis visual magnitude is 5.71. Because of its faintness, ζ 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 ζ Fornacis (zeta Fornacis) star

DSS2 image of ζ Fornacis. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Fornacis during the next 1000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.45 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 00m 41s

Declination -25° 10’ 36”

Hour Angle 23h 41m 46s

Sideral Time 02h 42m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 59m 36s

Declination -25° 16’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 216.57°

Galactic Latitude -61.27°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for ζ Fornacis (zeta Fornacis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.71

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.16

Spectral Type F2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.4

Temperature 6880K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ Fornacis is distant 105.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 32.34

Distance (light year) 105.43

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.18 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.087"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ζ Fornacis
(zeta Fornacis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD18692

SAO Catalogue SAO168209

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP13942

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-25 1191

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 115.2° RISE 23:29

Max altitude: 13.3° TRANSIT 3:07

Azimuth: 244.8° SET 6:41

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax