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List of stars in Fornax

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This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Fornax, sorted by decreasing brightness.

B

Notes

α

20010

14879

03^h12^m 04.28^s

−28° 59′ 20.8″

3.85

3.05

46

F8V

12Eri, Dalim, Fornacis; binary star; component B is a suspected variable, V_max = 6^m, V_min = 8^m

β

17652

13147

02^h49^m 05.36^s

−32° 24′ 22.6″

4.45

0.88

169

G8III

ν

12767

9677

02^h04^m 29.43^s

−29° 17′ 48.6″

4.68

−0.54

361

B9.5p (Si)

α² CVn variable, V_max = 4.68^m, V_min = 4.73^m, P = 1.89 d

ω

16046

11918

02^h33^m 50.71^s

−28° 13′ 56.4″

4.96

−0.76

453

B9V

double star

δ

23227

17304

03^h42^m 14.90^s

−31° 56′ 18.2″

4.99

−1.77

733

B5III

φ

15427

11477

02^h28^m 01.69^s

−33° 48′ 39.8″

5.13

1.78

153

A2/A3V

κ

14802

11072

02^h22^m 32.42^s

−23° 48′ 58.7″

5.19

3.48

71

G2V

spectroscopic binary

μ

13709

10320

02^h12^m 54.46^s

−30° 43′ 25.8″

5.27

0.23

332

A0V

π

12438

9440

02^h01^m 14.80^s

−30° 00′ 05.6″

5.34

0.68

278

G8III

γ²

17729

13202

02^h49^m 54.15^s

−27° 56′ 31.3″

5.39

−0.76

554

A1V

η³

17829

13265

02^h50^m 40.40^s

−35° 40′ 32.6″

5.48

−0.58

531

K2III

ρ

23940

17738

03^h47^m 56.02^s

−30° 10′ 02.4″

5.52

0.83

282

G6III

suspected variable, V_max = 5.45^m, V_min = 5.55^m

AI

20729

15479

03^h19^m 34.90^s

−24° 07′ 22.2″

5.63

−2.15

1173

M1III

semiregular variable

ζ

18692

13942

02^h59^m 36.07^s

−25° 16′ 27.6″

5.69

3.14

105

F3V

binary star

χ²

21574

16112

03^h27^m 33.37^s

−35° 40′ 52.8″

5.71

−0.06

464

K2III

suspected variable

ι¹

16307

12122

02^h36^m 09.28^s

−30° 02′ 41.9″

5.74

−0.76

649

G8/K0III

λ²

16417

12186

02^h36^m 58.62^s

−34° 34′ 38.4″

5.78

3.74

83

G1V

has a planet (b)

ι²

16538

12288

02^h38^m 18.60^s

−30° 11′ 38.0″

5.84

3.08

116

F5V

ε

18907

14086

03^h01^m 37.45^s

−28° 05′ 25.7″

5.88

3.47

99

G8/K0V

λ¹

15975

11867

02^h33^m 07.04^s

−34° 38′ 59.7″

5.91

0.58

380

K0/K1III

σ

23738

17618

03^h46^m 27.42^s

−29° 20′ 17.4″

5.91

0.89

329

A2V

η²

17793

13225

02^h50^m 14.75^s

−35° 50′ 37.3″

5.92

−0.01

500

K0III

double star

ψ

18149

13473

02^h53^m 34.35^s

−38° 26′ 13.5″

5.93

2.06

194

F5V

20606

15357

03^h18^m 02.49^s

−28° 47′ 49.3″

5.93

1.97

202

F3V+...

21430

16029

03^h26^m 22.52^s

−27° 19′ 03.4″

5.93

0.31

434

K0III

16975

12608

02^h42^m 06.59^s

−38° 23′ 01.4″

5.99

0.66

380

G8III

τ

22789

17007

03^h38^m 47.66^s

−27° 56′ 35.2″

6.01

0.47

417

A0V

11643

8820

01^h53^m 23.08^s

−38° 35′ 40.9″

6.09

0.77

378

K1/K2III

15471

11524

02^h28^m 35.46^s

−31° 06′ 08.6″

6.11

0.83

370

K2IIICN...

γ¹

17713

13197

02^h49^m 50.99^s

−24° 33′ 36.0″

6.14

0.91

363

K0III

multiple star

18650

13907

02^h59^m 06.49^s

−28° 54′ 25.5″

6.14

1.05

339

K1III

20176

15024

03^h13^m 37.94^s

−29° 48′ 14.8″

6.17

0.46

452

K1IICN...

19545

14551

03^h07^m 50.80^s

−27° 49′ 52.0″

6.18

2.38

188

A3V

22262

16628

03^h33^m 56.81^s

−31° 04′ 49.1″

6.20

3.06

138

F5V

double star

17168

12786

02^h44^m 20.52^s

−32° 31′ 28.8″

6.21

1.06

349

A1V

20293

15125

03^h15^m 00.28^s

−26° 06′ 01.5″

6.25

0.12

548

A1V

15889

11802

02^h32^m 14.72^s

−36° 25′ 38.4″

6.28

0.73

421

K0III

18466

13768

02^h57^m 12.91^s

−29° 51′ 19.0″

6.29

0.49

471

A2/A3V:+...

20144

14972

03^h13^m 01.49^s

−35° 56′ 37.3″

6.29

0.45

479

B9IV/V

suspected variable

12596

9562

02^h02^m 51.76^s

−23° 53′ 11.6″

6.30

−1.04

959

K2III

18735

13947

02^h59^m 38.30^s

−32° 30′ 26.0″

6.32

0.81

413

A0V

11050

8369

01^h47^m 47.77^s

−37° 09′ 34.3″

6.33

0.17

557

K0III

14412

10798

02^h18^m 58.65^s

−25° 56′ 48.4″

6.33

5.81

41

G8V

11183

8480

01^h49^m 19.36^s

−31° 04′ 20.7″

6.35

0.68

444

K2/K3III

suspected variable

20980

15700

03^h22^m 16.28^s

−25° 35′ 16.1″

6.36

0.66

450

A1V

11262

8514

01^h49^m 48.86^s

−38° 24′ 12.5″

6.37

4.20

88

F6V

double star

12135

9207

01^h58^m 26.68^s

−33° 04′ 00.3″

6.37

1.24

346

K0III

double star

10863

8233

01^h46^m 00.99^s

−27° 20′ 55.4″

6.38

3.20

141

F2V

17926

13363

02^h51^m 56.16^s

−30° 48′ 53.2″

6.38

3.85

105

F6V

has three planets (b, c and d)

21997

16449

03^h31^m 53.61^s

−25° 36′ 50.8″

6.38

2.04

241

A3IV/V

χ¹

21423

15987

03^h25^m 55.82^s

−35° 55′ 15.1″

6.39

1.39

326

A1IV

variable

22322

16672

03^h34^m 33.58^s

−31° 52′ 29.3″

6.39

−1.75

1381

K3III

double star; suspected variable

12563

9521

02^h02^m 28.27^s

−29° 39′ 56.4″

6.40

0.69

452

A3III

20853

15585

03^h20^m 45.18^s

−26° 36′ 23.6″

6.40

2.97

158

F7V

18546

13789

02^h57^m 32.63^s

−38° 11′ 27.4″

6.41

1.18

362

A0Vn

14988

11212

02^h24^m 20.10^s

−25° 50′ 51.0″

6.45

0.37

536

K3III

14890

11121

02^h23^m 06.60^s

−37° 34′ 33.8″

6.47

−1.31

1173

K2III

variable star, ΔV = 0.011^m, P = 4.12950 d

13305

10069

02^h09^m 34.82^s

−24° 20′ 44.5″

6.48

2.51

203

F0IV/V

16589

12300

02^h38^m 24.75^s

−37° 59′ 25.4″

6.48

2.84

174

F6V

spectroscopic binary

22333

16697

03^h34^m 52.37^s

−25° 34′ 58.5″

6.48

0.16

599

K0III

χ³

21635

16156

03^h28^m 11.50^s

−35° 51′ 12.3″

6.49

1.26

362

A1V

double star

TY

15634

11644

02^h30^m 13.67^s

−25° 11′ 11.5″

6.50

1.36

347

A9V:n

δ Sct variable; V_max = 6.49^m, V_min = 6.51^m, P = 0.05 d

η¹

17528

13040

02^h47^m 33.78^s

−35° 33′ 01.9″

6.51

0.12

619

K0/K1III

TZ

20301

15092

03^h14^m 40.09^s

−35° 33′ 27.6″

6.89

567

F7III+G8III

Algol variable; V_max = 6.84^m, V_min = 7.05^m, P = 75.6675 d

20782

15527

03^h20^m 03.58^s

−28° 51′ 14.7″

7.38

4.60

117

G3V

has a planet (b)

R

11582

02^h29^m 15.31^s

−26° 05′ 55.7″

7.50

2250

C...

Mira variable; V_max = 7.5^m, V_min = 13.0^m, P = 386 d

UX

17084

12716

02^h43^m 35.57^s

−37° 55′ 42.5″

8.10

132.6

G6V+...

RS CVn variable; V_max = 7.97^m, V_min = 8.11^m, P = 0.956 d

20707

15432

03^h18^m 52.95^s

−36° 07′ 37.54″

8.18

3.06

344

F3V

13167

12716

02^h08^m 13.8^s

−24° 41′ 43″

8.34

488

G3V

has a planet (b)

20781

15526

03^h20^m03^s

−28° 47′ 02″

8.44

115

G9.5V

has two planets (b & c & d & e)

11231

8501

01^h49^m 38.0^s

−34° 27′ 33″

8.6

437

F5V

has a planet (b)

20706

03^h19^m 20.52^s

−24° 48′ 09.52″

8.61

-0.79

2480

K4III

AK

21703

16247

03^h29^m23^s

−24° 06′ 04″

9.14

101.6

K3V

low-mass eclipsing and spectroscopic binary; V_max = 9.14^m, V_min = 9.55^m, P = 3.9809913 d

02^h44^m 9.6^s

−30° 10′ 09″

9.6

F7

Diya; has a planet (b)

20868

15578

03^h20^m 42.69^s

−33° 43′ 48.4″

9.92

6.47

159

K3/4IV

Intan; has a planet (b)

13044

02^h47^m37^s

−36° 06′ 27″

9.94

2286

F2

thought to have a planet (b), later disproven

UZ

03^h35^m 28.64^s

−25° 44′ 21.8″

18.2

M4.5

AM Her variable and eclipsing binary; V_max = 17.0^m, V_min = 20.9^m, P = 0.0878654325 d

03^h39^m 35.22^s

−35° 25′ 44.09″

18.69

20.9

M9

03^h32^m 38.79^s

−27° 48′ 10.0″

25

59000

MV

one of the most distant stars known in the Milky Way

Table legend:

• Name = Proper name
• B = Bayer designation
• F or/and G. = Flamsteed designationorGould designation
• Var = Variable star designation
• HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number
• HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number
• RA = Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0
• Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0

• vis. mag. = visual magnitude (morm_v), also known as apparent magnitude
• abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (M_v)
• Dist. (ly) = Distance in light-years from Earth
• Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system
• Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

ESA (1997). "The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues". Retrieved 2006-12-26.
Kostjuk, N. D. (2002). "HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index". Retrieved 2006-12-26.
Roman, N. G. (1987). "Identification of a Constellation from a Position". Retrieved 2006-12-26.
"SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2004). "Combined General Catalogue of Variable Stars (GCVS4.2)". Retrieved 2007-01-03.
Gould, B. A. "Uranometria Argentina". Reprinted and updated by Pilcher, F. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
"AAVSO Website". American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

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Constellation of Fornax

Bayer	α (Dalim) β γ¹ γ² δ ε ζ η¹ η² η³ ι¹ ι² κ λ¹ λ² μ ν π ρ σ τ υ φ χ¹ χ² χ³ ψ ω
Variable	R TZ UZ
HR	683 858
HD	20781 20782 20868 (Intan)
Other	2MASS J02431371−2453298 HIP 13044 LP 944-20 UDF 2457 WASP-72 (Diya)

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