List of stars in Fornax

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

Name	Designation				Location		Magnitude		Dist. (ly)	Sp. class	Notes
Name	B	F	HD	HIP	RA	Dec	vis.	abs.	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class	Notes
α For	α		20010	14879	03^h 12^m 04.28^s	−28° 59′ 20.8″	3.80	3.05	46	F8V	Fornacis; binary star
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
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
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	variable
AI For			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
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
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
			20606	15357	03^h 18^m 02.49^s	−28° 47′ 49.3″	5.93	1.97	202	F3V+...
			21430	16029	03^h 26^m 22.52^s	−27° 19′ 03.4″	5.93	0.31	434	K0III
			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
			11643	8820	01^h 53^m 23.08^s	−38° 35′ 40.9″	6.09	0.77	378	K1/K2III
			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
			18650	13907	02^h 59^m 06.49^s	−28° 54′ 25.5″	6.14	1.05	339	K1III
			20176	15024	03^h 13^m 37.94^s	−29° 48′ 14.8″	6.17	0.46	452	K1IICN...
			19545	14551	03^h 07^m 50.80^s	−27° 49′ 52.0″	6.18	2.38	188	A3V
			22262	16628	03^h 33^m 56.81^s	−31° 04′ 49.1″	6.20	3.06	138	F5V	double star
			17168	12786	02^h 44^m 20.52^s	−32° 31′ 28.8″	6.21	1.06	349	A1V
			20293	15125	03^h 15^m 00.28^s	−26° 06′ 01.5″	6.25	0.12	548	A1V
			15889	11802	02^h 32^m 14.72^s	−36° 25′ 38.4″	6.28	0.73	421	K0III
			18466	13768	02^h 57^m 12.91^s	−29° 51′ 19.0″	6.29	0.49	471	A2/A3V:+...
			20144	14972	03^h 13^m 01.49^s	−35° 56′ 37.3″	6.29	0.45	479	B9IV/V
			12596	9562	02^h 02^m 51.76^s	−23° 53′ 11.6″	6.30	−1.04	959	K2III
			18735	13947	02^h 59^m 38.30^s	−32° 30′ 26.0″	6.32	0.81	413	A0V
			11050	8369	01^h 47^m 47.77^s	−37° 09′ 34.3″	6.33	0.17	557	K0III
			14412	10798	02^h 18^m 58.65^s	−25° 56′ 48.4″	6.33	5.81	41	G8V
			11183	8480	01^h 49^m 19.36^s	−31° 04′ 20.7″	6.35	0.68	444	K2/K3III
			20980	15700	03^h 22^m 16.28^s	−25° 35′ 16.1″	6.36	0.66	450	A1V
			11262	8514	01^h 49^m 48.86^s	−38° 24′ 12.5″	6.37	4.20	88	F6V	double star
			12135	9207	01^h 58^m 26.68^s	−33° 04′ 00.3″	6.37	1.24	346	K0III	double star
			10863	8233	01^h 46^m 00.99^s	−27° 20′ 55.4″	6.38	3.20	141	F2V
			17926	13363	02^h 51^m 56.16^s	−30° 48′ 53.2″	6.38	3.85	105	F6V
			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
			22322	16672	03^h 34^m 33.58^s	−31° 52′ 29.3″	6.39	−1.75	1381	K3III	double star
			12563	9521	02^h 02^m 28.27^s	−29° 39′ 56.4″	6.40	0.69	452	A3III
			20853	15585	03^h 20^m 45.18^s	−26° 36′ 23.6″	6.40	2.97	158	F7V
			18546	13789	02^h 57^m 32.63^s	−38° 11′ 27.4″	6.41	1.18	362	A0Vn
			14988	11212	02^h 24^m 20.10^s	−25° 50′ 51.0″	6.45	0.37	536	K3III
			14890	11121	02^h 23^m 06.60^s	−37° 34′ 33.8″	6.47	−1.31	1173	K2III
			13305	10069	02^h 09^m 34.82^s	−24° 20′ 44.5″	6.48	2.51	203	F0IV/V
			16589	12300	02^h 38^m 24.75^s	−37° 59′ 25.4″	6.48	2.84	174	F6V	spectroscopic binary
			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			15634	11644	02^h 30^m 13.67^s	−25° 11′ 11.5″	6.50	1.36	347	A9V:n	low amplitude 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
HD 20782			20782	15527	03^h 20^m 03.58^s	−28° 51′ 14.7″	7.38	4.60	117	G3V	has a planet