List of stars in Fornax

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

Notes

α For

α

20010

14879

03^h 12^m 04.28^s

−28° 59′ 20.8″

3.85

3.05

46

F8V

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

β For

β

17652

13147

02^h 49^m 05.36^s

−32° 24′ 22.6″

4.45

0.88

169

G8III

double star

ν For

ν

12767

9677

02^h 04^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 For

ω

16046

11918

02^h 33^m 50.71^s

−28° 13′ 56.4″

4.96

−0.76

453

B9V

double star

δ For

δ

23227

17304

03^h 42^m 14.90^s

−31° 56′ 18.2″

4.99

−1.77

733

B5III

φ For

φ

15427

11477

02^h 28^m 01.69^s

−33° 48′ 39.8″

5.13

1.78

153

A2/A3V

κ For

κ

14802

11072

02^h 22^m 32.42^s

−23° 48′ 58.7″

5.19

3.48

71

G2V

spectroscopic binary

μ For

μ

13709

10320

02^h 12^m 54.46^s

−30° 43′ 25.8″

5.27

0.23

332

A0V

π For

π

12438

9440

02^h 01^m 14.80^s

−30° 00′ 05.6″

5.34

0.68

278

G8III

γ² For

γ²

17729

13202

02^h 49^m 54.15^s

−27° 56′ 31.3″

5.39

−0.76

554

A1V

η³ For

η³

17829

13265

02^h 50^m 40.40^s

−35° 40′ 32.6″

5.48

−0.58

531

K2III

ρ For

ρ

23940

17738

03^h 47^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 For

AI

20729

15479

03^h 19^m 34.90^s

−24° 07′ 22.2″

5.63

−2.15

1173

M1III

semiregular variable

ζ For

ζ

18692

13942

02^h 59^m 36.07^s

−25° 16′ 27.6″

5.69

3.14

105

F3V

binary star

χ² For

χ²

21574

16112

03^h 27^m 33.37^s

−35° 40′ 52.8″

5.71

−0.06

464

K2III

suspected variable

ι¹ For

ι¹

16307

12122

02^h 36^m 09.28^s

−30° 02′ 41.9″

5.74

−0.76

649

G8/K0III

λ² For

λ²

16417

12186

02^h 36^m 58.62^s

−34° 34′ 38.4″

5.78

3.74

83

G1V

has a planet (b)

ι² For

ι²

16538

12288

02^h 38^m 18.60^s

−30° 11′ 38.0″

5.84

3.08

116

F5V

ε For

ε

18907

14086

03^h 01^m 37.45^s

−28° 05′ 25.7″

5.88

3.47

99

G8/K0V

λ¹ For

λ¹

15975

11867

02^h 33^m 07.04^s

−34° 38′ 59.7″

5.91

0.58

380

K0/K1III

σ For

σ

23738

17618

03^h 46^m 27.42^s

−29° 20′ 17.4″

5.91

0.89

329

A2V

η² For

η²

17793

13225

02^h 50^m 14.75^s

−35° 50′ 37.3″

5.92

−0.01

500

K0III

double star

ψ For

ψ

18149

13473

02^h 53^m 34.35^s

−38° 26′ 13.5″

5.93

2.06

194

F5V

HD 20606

20606

15357

03^h 18^m 02.49^s

−28° 47′ 49.3″

5.93

1.97

202

F3V+...

HD 21430

21430

16029

03^h 26^m 22.52^s

−27° 19′ 03.4″

5.93

0.31

434

K0III

HD 16975

16975

12608

02^h 42^m 06.59^s

−38° 23′ 01.4″

5.99

0.66

380

G8III

τ For

τ

22789

17007

03^h 38^m 47.66^s

−27° 56′ 35.2″

6.01

0.47

417

A0V

HD 11643

11643

8820

01^h 53^m 23.08^s

−38° 35′ 40.9″

6.09

0.77

378

K1/K2III

HD 15471

15471

11524

02^h 28^m 35.46^s

−31° 06′ 08.6″

6.11

0.83

370

K2IIICN...

γ¹ For

γ¹

17713

13197

02^h 49^m 50.99^s

−24° 33′ 36.0″

6.14

0.91

363

K0III

multiple star

HD 18650

18650

13907

02^h 59^m 06.49^s

−28° 54′ 25.5″

6.14

1.05

339

K1III

HD 20176

20176

15024

03^h 13^m 37.94^s

−29° 48′ 14.8″

6.17

0.46

452

K1IICN...

HD 19545

19545

14551

03^h 07^m 50.80^s

−27° 49′ 52.0″

6.18

2.38

188

A3V

HD 22262

22262

16628

03^h 33^m 56.81^s

−31° 04′ 49.1″

6.20

3.06

138

F5V

double star

HD 17168

17168

12786

02^h 44^m 20.52^s

−32° 31′ 28.8″

6.21

1.06

349

A1V

HD 20293

20293

15125

03^h 15^m 00.28^s

−26° 06′ 01.5″

6.25

0.12

548

A1V

HD 15889

15889

11802

02^h 32^m 14.72^s

−36° 25′ 38.4″

6.28

0.73

421

K0III

HD 18466

18466

13768

02^h 57^m 12.91^s

−29° 51′ 19.0″

6.29

0.49

471

A2/A3V:+...

HD 20144

20144

14972

03^h 13^m 01.49^s

−35° 56′ 37.3″

6.29

0.45

479

B9IV/V

suspected variable

HD 12596

12596

9562

02^h 02^m 51.76^s

−23° 53′ 11.6″

6.30

−1.04

959

K2III

HD 18735

18735

13947

02^h 59^m 38.30^s

−32° 30′ 26.0″

6.32

0.81

413

A0V

HD 11050

11050

8369

01^h 47^m 47.77^s

−37° 09′ 34.3″

6.33

0.17

557

K0III

HD 14412

14412

10798

02^h 18^m 58.65^s

−25° 56′ 48.4″

6.33

5.81

41

G8V

HD 11183

11183

8480

01^h 49^m 19.36^s

−31° 04′ 20.7″

6.35

0.68

444

K2/K3III

suspected variable

HD 20980

20980

15700

03^h 22^m 16.28^s

−25° 35′ 16.1″

6.36

0.66

450

A1V

HD 11262

11262

8514

01^h 49^m 48.86^s

−38° 24′ 12.5″

6.37

4.20

88

F6V

double star

HD 12135

12135

9207

01^h 58^m 26.68^s

−33° 04′ 00.3″

6.37

1.24

346

K0III

double star

HD 10863

10863

8233

01^h 46^m 00.99^s

−27° 20′ 55.4″

6.38

3.20

141

F2V

HD 17926

17926

13363

02^h 51^m 56.16^s

−30° 48′ 53.2″

6.38

3.85

105

F6V

has three planets (b, c and d)

HD 21997

21997

16449

03^h 31^m 53.61^s

−25° 36′ 50.8″

6.38

2.04

241

A3IV/V

χ¹ For

χ¹

21423

15987

03^h 25^m 55.82^s

−35° 55′ 15.1″

6.39

1.39

326

A1IV

variable

HD 22322

22322

16672

03^h 34^m 33.58^s

−31° 52′ 29.3″

6.39

−1.75

1381

K3III

double star; suspected variable

HD 12563

12563

9521

02^h 02^m 28.27^s

−29° 39′ 56.4″

6.40

0.69

452

A3III

HD 20853

20853

15585

03^h 20^m 45.18^s

−26° 36′ 23.6″

6.40

2.97

158

F7V

HD 18546

18546

13789

02^h 57^m 32.63^s

−38° 11′ 27.4″

6.41

1.18

362

A0Vn

HD 14988

14988

11212

02^h 24^m 20.10^s

−25° 50′ 51.0″

6.45

0.37

536

K3III

HD 14890

14890

11121

02^h 23^m 06.60^s

−37° 34′ 33.8″

6.47

−1.31

1173

K2III

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

HD 13305

13305

10069

02^h 09^m 34.82^s

−24° 20′ 44.5″

6.48

2.51

203

F0IV/V

HD 16589

16589

12300

02^h 38^m 24.75^s

−37° 59′ 25.4″

6.48

2.84

174

F6V

spectroscopic binary

HD 22333

22333

16697

03^h 34^m 52.37^s

−25° 34′ 58.5″

6.48

0.16

599

K0III

χ³ For

χ³

21635

16156

03^h 28^m 11.50^s

−35° 51′ 12.3″

6.49

1.26

362

A1V

double star

TY For

TY

15634

11644

02^h 30^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 For

η¹

17528

13040

02^h 47^m 33.78^s

−35° 33′ 01.9″

6.51

0.12

619

K0/K1III

TZ For

TZ

20301

15092

03^h 14^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

HD 20782

20782

15527

03^h 20^m 03.58^s

−28° 51′ 14.7″

7.38

4.60

117

G3V

has a planet (b)

R For

R

11582

02^h 29^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 For

UX

17084

12716

02^h 43^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

HD 13167

13167

12716

02^h 08^m 13.8^s

−24° 41′ 43″

8.34

488

G3V

has a planet (b)

HD 20781

20781

15526

03^h 20^m 03^s

−28° 47′ 02″

8.44

115

G9.5V

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

HD 11231

11231

8501

01^h 49^m 38.0^s

−34° 27′ 33″

8.6

437

F5V

has a planet (b)

AK For

AK

21703

16247

03^h 29^m 23^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

WASP-72

02^h 44^m 9.6^s

−30° 10′ 09″

9.6

F7

Diya; has a planet (b)

HD 20868

20868

15578

03^h 20^m 42.69^s

−33° 43′ 48.4″

9.92

6.47

159

K3/4IV

Intan; has a planet (b)

HIP 13044

13044

02^h 47^m 37^s

−36° 06′ 27″

9.94

2286

F2

thought to have a planet (b), later disproven

UZ For

UZ

03^h 35^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

LP 944-20

03^h 39^m 35.22^s

−35° 25′ 44.09″

18.69

20.9

M9

brown dwarf

UDF 2457

03^h 32^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 designation or Gould 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 (m or m_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.]

References

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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List of stars in Fornax

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References