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Fornax

Genitive: Fornacis

Southern 398 sq° For

Brightest star: Dalim

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Mythology

A Lacaille creation representing a chemical furnace. No classical mythology.

Observing Highlights

Contains the Fornax Galaxy Cluster, one of the closest galaxy clusters, with NGC 1316 (Fornax A) and NGC 1365. Rich hunting ground for galaxy observers.

Main Stars

20
Dalim

HIP 14879; Alpha For

3.87 mag 5.4″ B: 7.2 F6V
Beta For

HIP 13147; Beta For

4.46 mag K0-IIIFe-0.5
Nu For

HIP 9677; Nu For

4.69 mag B9.5pSi
Omega For

HIP 11918; Omega For

4.90 mag 11.0″ B: 7.7 B9.5V
Delta For

HIP 17304; Delta For

5.00 mag B5IV
Phi For

HIP 11477; Phi For

5.14 mag 391.1″ B: 7.6 A2V
Kappa For

HIP 11072; Kappa For

5.20 mag 0.5″ B: 10.2 G0Va
Mu For

HIP 10320; Mu For

5.28 mag B9V
Pi For

HIP 9440; Pi For

5.35 mag G5III
Gamma For

HIP 13202; Gamma2 For

5.39 mag A0V
Eta For

HIP 13265; Eta3 For

5.47 mag K5III
Rho For

HIP 17738; Rho For

5.54 mag G6III
HIP 15479
5.61 mag M2III
Zeta For

HIP 13942; Zeta For

5.71 mag F2V
Chi For

HIP 16112; Chi2 For

5.71 mag K2III
Iota For

HIP 12122; Iota1 For

5.75 mag G8-K0III
Lambda For

HIP 12186; Lambda2 For

5.79 mag G5IV
Iota For

HIP 12288; Iota2 For

5.83 mag F4V
Epsilon For

HIP 14086; Epsilon For

5.89 mag G5IV
Lambda For

HIP 11867; Lambda1 For

5.90 mag K0III

Double Stars

15
Omega For

HIP 11918; Omega For

4.90 mag 11.0″ B: 7.7 B9.5V
Dalim

HIP 14879; Alpha For

3.87 mag 5.4″ B: 7.2 F6V
Chi For

HIP 16156; Chi3 For

6.50 mag 6.3″ B: 10.1 A1V
Eta For

HIP 13225; Eta2 For

5.92 mag 4.9″ B: 10.0 K0III
Chi For

HIP 15987; Chi1 For

6.39 mag 140.0″ B: 7.3 A1IV
HIP 8514
6.37 mag 98.0″ B: 10.6 F8V
Phi For

HIP 11477; Phi For

5.14 mag 391.1″ B: 7.6 A2V
Psi For

HIP 13473; Psi For

5.92 mag 560.9″ B: 9.0 F6IV
HIP 16672
6.40 mag 1.4″ B: 9.9 K3III
TY For

HIP 11644

6.51 mag 0.6″ B: 8.9 dA9n
Lambda For

HIP 12186; Lambda2 For

5.79 mag G5IV
Iota For

HIP 12288; Iota2 For

5.83 mag F4V
Beta For

HIP 13147; Beta For

4.46 mag K0-IIIFe-0.5
Gamma For

HIP 13197; Gamma1 For

6.14 mag K1III
Zeta For

HIP 13942; Zeta For

5.71 mag F2V

Variable Stars

1
R For

HR 9121

7.50 mag 7.5 - 13.0 M C

Deep Sky Objects

30
Galaxy (29)
Caldwell 67

NGC 1097

9.3 mag 9 SBb
NGC 1365
9.5 mag 9.8 SBb
NGC 1398
9.7 mag 6.6 SBab
NGC 1316
8.9 mag 7.1 S0 pec
NGC 1350
10.5 mag 4.3 Sab
NGC 986
11.0 mag 3.7 Sab
NGC 1079
11.4 mag 3.1 SABa
NGC 1317
11.0 mag 3.2 SABa
NGC 1385
11.2 mag 3.0 Sc
NGC 1425
12.0 mag 5.4 Sb
NGC 1165
— mag 3.1 SBa
NGC 1255
11.1 mag 4.1 SABb
NGC 922
12.2 mag 1.9 SBc
NGC 1326
10.5 mag 4.0 S0-a
NGC 1292
13.0 mag 3.2 Sc
NGC 1399
9.9 mag 3.2 E1
NGC 1406
13.0 mag 3.9 SBbc
IC 1862
— mag 3.2 Sbc
NGC 1306
— mag 1.4 Sb
NGC 1310
— mag 2.3 Sc
NGC 1344
10.3 mag 3.9
NGC 1371
11.0 mag 5.4
NGC 1201
10.6 mag 4.4 E-S0
NGC 1288
12.1 mag 2.3 SABc
NGC 1341
13.0 mag 1.6 Sa
NGC 1404
10.3 mag 2.5 E1
IC 1728
— mag 1.4 Sbc
IC 1734
— mag 1.5 Sc
IC 1762
— mag 1.7 SBbc
Planetary Nebula (1)
NGC 1360
— mag 6.5