02h36m09s, −30° 02′41″| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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| Constellation | Fornax |
| Right ascension | 02h36m 09.3s[1] |
| Declination | −30° 02′ 41.9″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.729[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | giant |
| Spectral type | G8/K0III[1][2] |
| Variable type | microvariable[3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 3.44±0.12[4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −17.457 mas/yr[4] Dec.: −6.236 mas/yr[4] |
| Parallax (π) | 5.0717 ± 0.0459 mas[4] |
| Distance | 643 ± 6 ly (197 ± 2 pc)[4] |
| Details[5] | |
| Radius | 20.712 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 207 L☉ |
| Temperature | 4,816 K |
| Other designations | |
Iota1 For, CD−30 958, HD 16307, HIP 12122, HR 767, SAO 193795, PPM 278116, TIC 122541607, TYC 7011-475-1, IRAS 02340-3015, 2MASS J02360927-3002418 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Iota1 Fornacis is a single[2] sixth-magnitude star in the constellation Fornax. It has a spectrum of G8/K0III,[1] matching a G/K-type giant. Parallax measurements imply a distance of 197 parsecs (640 ly), and it is drifting further away at a speed of 3.44 km/s.[4]
This star is microvariable, varying by 0.0006 magnitudes at Hipparcos wavelengths.[3]
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