Delta Fornacis

Delta Fornacis
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation	Fornax
Right ascension	03^h 42^m 14.90248^s ^[1]
Declination	−31° 56′ 18.1055″ ^[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	4.97 ^[1]
Absolute magnitude (V)	-2.10 ^[1]
Distance	850 ± 60 ^[1] ly (260 ± 17 ^[1] pc)
Spectral type	B5IV ^[1]
Other designations
HIP 17304, HR 1134, HD 23227, SAO 194467 ^[1]

Delta Fornacis (δ For) is a class B5IV (blue subgiant) star in the constellation Fornax. Its apparent magnitude is 4.97 and it is approximately 850 light years away based on parallax.

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SIMBAD, Delta Fornacis (accessed 15 September 2012)

Stars 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 TY TZ UX UZ AI

HR	517 528 532 535 554 576 606 630 683 700 703 727 742 780 805 817 858 884 893 900 903 943 970 974 980 993 1013 1018 1045 1082 1093 1095

HD	12596 20781 20782 20868 22333

Other	HIP 13044 LP 944-20 2MASS J02431371-2453298 UDF 2457

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