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Fornax

Genitive: Fornacis

Southern Winter 398 sq° For

Brightest star: Dalim (mag 3.87)

RA 03h 00m 0.0s · Dec -30d 00' 0"

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Fornax - Mythology

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.

When is Fornax up?

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12:0015:0018:0021:0000:0003:0006:0009:0012:00JanJan 00:00 — altitude -11°Jan 01:00 — altitude -19°Jan 02:00 — altitude -28°Jan 03:00 — altitude -38°Jan 04:00 — altitude -48°Jan 05:00 — altitude -57°Jan 06:00 — altitude -65° (twilight)Jan 07:00 — altitude -70° (twilight)Jan 08:00 — altitude -69° (daytime)Jan 09:00 — altitude -63° (daytime)Jan 10:00 — altitude -54° (daytime)Jan 11:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Jan 12:00 — altitude -35° (daytime)Jan 13:00 — altitude -26° (daytime)Jan 14:00 — altitude -17° (daytime)Jan 15:00 — altitude -8° (daytime)Jan 16:00 — altitude -1° (daytime)Jan 17:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Jan 18:00 — altitude 8° (twilight)Jan 19:00 — altitude 10°Jan 20:00 — altitude 9°Jan 21:00 — altitude 7°Jan 22:00 — altitude 2°Jan 23:00 — altitude -4°Jan: best around 19:00 localFebFeb 00:00 — altitude -29°Feb 01:00 — altitude -38°Feb 02:00 — altitude -48°Feb 03:00 — altitude -57°Feb 04:00 — altitude -65°Feb 05:00 — altitude -70°Feb 06:00 — altitude -69° (twilight)Feb 07:00 — altitude -62° (daytime)Feb 08:00 — altitude -54° (daytime)Feb 09:00 — altitude -44° (daytime)Feb 10:00 — altitude -35° (daytime)Feb 11:00 — altitude -25° (daytime)Feb 12:00 — altitude -16° (daytime)Feb 13:00 — altitude -8° (daytime)Feb 14:00 — altitude -1° (daytime)Feb 15:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Feb 16:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)Feb 17:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Feb 18:00 — altitude 9° (twilight)Feb 19:00 — altitude 7° (twilight)Feb 20:00 — altitude 2°Feb 21:00 — altitude -4°Feb 22:00 — altitude -12°Feb 23:00 — altitude -20°Feb: best around 20:00 localMarMar 00:00 — altitude -46°Mar 01:00 — altitude -56°Mar 02:00 — altitude -64°Mar 03:00 — altitude -69°Mar 04:00 — altitude -69°Mar 05:00 — altitude -64° (twilight)Mar 06:00 — altitude -55° (daytime)Mar 07:00 — altitude -46° (daytime)Mar 08:00 — altitude -36° (daytime)Mar 09:00 — altitude -27° (daytime)Mar 10:00 — altitude -18° (daytime)Mar 11:00 — altitude -9° (daytime)Mar 12:00 — altitude -2° (daytime)Mar 13:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Mar 14:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)Mar 15:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Mar 16:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Mar 17:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)Mar 18:00 — altitude 3° (daytime)Mar 19:00 — altitude -3° (twilight)Mar 20:00 — altitude -10°Mar 21:00 — altitude -19°Mar 22:00 — altitude -28°Mar 23:00 — altitude -37°AprApr 00:00 — altitude -64°Apr 01:00 — altitude -69°Apr 02:00 — altitude -69°Apr 03:00 — altitude -63°Apr 04:00 — altitude -55° (twilight)Apr 05:00 — altitude -46° (daytime)Apr 06:00 — altitude -36° (daytime)Apr 07:00 — altitude -27° (daytime)Apr 08:00 — altitude -18° (daytime)Apr 09:00 — altitude -9° (daytime)Apr 10:00 — altitude -2° (daytime)Apr 11:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Apr 12:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)Apr 13:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Apr 14:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Apr 15:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)Apr 16:00 — altitude 3° (daytime)Apr 17:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Apr 18:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Apr 19:00 — altitude -19° (daytime)Apr 20:00 — altitude -28° (twilight)Apr 21:00 — altitude -38°Apr 22:00 — altitude -47°Apr 23:00 — altitude -57°MayMay 00:00 — altitude -69°May 01:00 — altitude -64°May 02:00 — altitude -55° (twilight)May 03:00 — altitude -46° (twilight)May 04:00 — altitude -36° (daytime)May 05:00 — altitude -27° (daytime)May 06:00 — altitude -18° (daytime)May 07:00 — altitude -10° (daytime)May 08:00 — altitude -2° (daytime)May 09:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)May 10:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)May 11:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)May 12:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)May 13:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)May 14:00 — altitude 3° (daytime)May 15:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)May 16:00 — altitude -10° (daytime)May 17:00 — altitude -19° (daytime)May 18:00 — altitude -28° (daytime)May 19:00 — altitude -37° (daytime)May 20:00 — altitude -47° (daytime)May 21:00 — altitude -56° (twilight)May 22:00 — altitude -64° (twilight)May 23:00 — altitude -69°JunJun 00:00 — altitude -55° (twilight)Jun 01:00 — altitude -46° (twilight)Jun 02:00 — altitude -36° (twilight)Jun 03:00 — altitude -27° (twilight)Jun 04:00 — altitude -18° (daytime)Jun 05:00 — altitude -9° (daytime)Jun 06:00 — altitude -2° (daytime)Jun 07:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Jun 08:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)Jun 09:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Jun 10:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Jun 11:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)Jun 12:00 — altitude 3° (daytime)Jun 13:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Jun 14:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Jun 15:00 — altitude -19° (daytime)Jun 16:00 — altitude -28° (daytime)Jun 17:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)Jun 18:00 — altitude -47° (daytime)Jun 19:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)Jun 20:00 — altitude -65° (daytime)Jun 21:00 — altitude -70° (twilight)Jun 22:00 — altitude -69° (twilight)Jun 23:00 — altitude -63° (twilight)JulJul 00:00 — altitude -36°Jul 01:00 — altitude -27° (twilight)Jul 02:00 — altitude -18° (twilight)Jul 03:00 — altitude -10° (twilight)Jul 04:00 — altitude -2° (daytime)Jul 05:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Jul 06:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)Jul 07:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Jul 08:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Jul 09:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)Jul 10:00 — altitude 3° (daytime)Jul 11:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Jul 12:00 — altitude -10° (daytime)Jul 13:00 — altitude -19° (daytime)Jul 14:00 — altitude -28° (daytime)Jul 15:00 — altitude -37° (daytime)Jul 16:00 — altitude -47° (daytime)Jul 17:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)Jul 18:00 — altitude -64° (daytime)Jul 19:00 — altitude -69° (daytime)Jul 20:00 — altitude -69° (daytime)Jul 21:00 — altitude -63° (twilight)Jul 22:00 — altitude -55° (twilight)Jul 23:00 — altitude -45° (twilight)AugAug 00:00 — altitude -18°Aug 01:00 — altitude -9°Aug 02:00 — altitude -2°Aug 03:00 — altitude 4° (twilight)Aug 04:00 — altitude 8° (twilight)Aug 05:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Aug 06:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Aug 07:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)Aug 08:00 — altitude 3° (daytime)Aug 09:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Aug 10:00 — altitude -10° (daytime)Aug 11:00 — altitude -19° (daytime)Aug 12:00 — altitude -28° (daytime)Aug 13:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)Aug 14:00 — altitude -47° (daytime)Aug 15:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)Aug 16:00 — altitude -65° (daytime)Aug 17:00 — altitude -70° (daytime)Aug 18:00 — altitude -69° (daytime)Aug 19:00 — altitude -63° (daytime)Aug 20:00 — altitude -55° (twilight)Aug 21:00 — altitude -45° (twilight)Aug 22:00 — altitude -35°Aug 23:00 — altitude -26°SepSep 00:00 — altitude -2°Sep 01:00 — altitude 4°Sep 02:00 — altitude 8°Sep 03:00 — altitude 10°Sep 04:00 — altitude 10° (twilight)Sep 05:00 — altitude 7° (twilight)Sep 06:00 — altitude 3° (daytime)Sep 07:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Sep 08:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Sep 09:00 — altitude -19° (daytime)Sep 10:00 — altitude -28° (daytime)Sep 11:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)Sep 12:00 — altitude -47° (daytime)Sep 13:00 — altitude -57° (daytime)Sep 14:00 — altitude -65° (daytime)Sep 15:00 — altitude -70° (daytime)Sep 16:00 — altitude -69° (daytime)Sep 17:00 — altitude -63° (daytime)Sep 18:00 — altitude -54° (daytime)Sep 19:00 — altitude -45° (twilight)Sep 20:00 — altitude -35° (twilight)Sep 21:00 — altitude -26°Sep 22:00 — altitude -17°Sep 23:00 — altitude -9°Sep: best around 03:00 localOctOct 00:00 — altitude 8°Oct 01:00 — altitude 10°Oct 02:00 — altitude 10°Oct 03:00 — altitude 7°Oct 04:00 — altitude 3°Oct 05:00 — altitude -3° (twilight)Oct 06:00 — altitude -10° (daytime)Oct 07:00 — altitude -19° (daytime)Oct 08:00 — altitude -28° (daytime)Oct 09:00 — altitude -37° (daytime)Oct 10:00 — altitude -47° (daytime)Oct 11:00 — altitude -56° (daytime)Oct 12:00 — altitude -65° (daytime)Oct 13:00 — altitude -70° (daytime)Oct 14:00 — altitude -69° (daytime)Oct 15:00 — altitude -63° (daytime)Oct 16:00 — altitude -55° (daytime)Oct 17:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Oct 18:00 — altitude -35° (twilight)Oct 19:00 — altitude -26°Oct 20:00 — altitude -17°Oct 21:00 — altitude -9°Oct 22:00 — altitude -2°Oct 23:00 — altitude 4°Oct: best around 01:00 localNovNov 00:00 — altitude 10°Nov 01:00 — altitude 7°Nov 02:00 — altitude 3°Nov 03:00 — altitude -3°Nov 04:00 — altitude -11°Nov 05:00 — altitude -19°Nov 06:00 — altitude -28° (twilight)Nov 07:00 — altitude -38° (daytime)Nov 08:00 — altitude -47° (daytime)Nov 09:00 — altitude -57° (daytime)Nov 10:00 — altitude -65° (daytime)Nov 11:00 — altitude -70° (daytime)Nov 12:00 — altitude -69° (daytime)Nov 13:00 — altitude -63° (daytime)Nov 14:00 — altitude -54° (daytime)Nov 15:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Nov 16:00 — altitude -35° (daytime)Nov 17:00 — altitude -26° (twilight)Nov 18:00 — altitude -17° (twilight)Nov 19:00 — altitude -9°Nov 20:00 — altitude -1°Nov 21:00 — altitude 4°Nov 22:00 — altitude 8°Nov 23:00 — altitude 10°Nov: best around 23:00 localDecDec 00:00 — altitude 3°Dec 01:00 — altitude -3°Dec 02:00 — altitude -10°Dec 03:00 — altitude -19°Dec 04:00 — altitude -28°Dec 05:00 — altitude -37°Dec 06:00 — altitude -47° (twilight)Dec 07:00 — altitude -56° (twilight)Dec 08:00 — altitude -65° (daytime)Dec 09:00 — altitude -70° (daytime)Dec 10:00 — altitude -69° (daytime)Dec 11:00 — altitude -63° (daytime)Dec 12:00 — altitude -55° (daytime)Dec 13:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Dec 14:00 — altitude -35° (daytime)Dec 15:00 — altitude -26° (daytime)Dec 16:00 — altitude -17° (daytime)Dec 17:00 — altitude -9° (twilight)Dec 18:00 — altitude -2°Dec 19:00 — altitude 4°Dec 20:00 — altitude 8°Dec 21:00 — altitude 10°Dec 22:00 — altitude 10°Dec 23:00 — altitude 7°Dec: best around 21:00 local
below horizon astronomical dark — low to high altitude twilight daytime (sun up) best night-time hour

Right now

Daytime
Below horizon (-24°)

Upcoming (local)

Rise 09:22
Transit 12:26 10°
Set 15:34

Across the year

Best month January
Peak altitude 10°
Circumpolar here no
Dark-sky hours / year 791

Neighboring Constellations

Eridanus Cetus Phoenix Sculptor

Showpieces in Fornax

1
Caldwell 67 survey image
Caldwell 67

NGC 1097

9.3 mag 9 SBb Medium

Main Stars in Fornax

20
Dalim

HIP 14879; Alpha For

3.87 mag 5.5″ B: 7.2 F6V Medium
Beta For

HIP 13147; Beta For

4.46 mag K0-IIIFe-0.5 Easy
Nu For

HIP 9677; Nu For

4.69 mag B9.5pSi Easy
Omega For

HIP 11918; Omega For

4.90 mag 11.0″ B: 7.7 B9.5V Easy
Delta For

HIP 17304; Delta For

5.00 mag B5IV Easy
Phi For

HIP 11477; Phi For

5.14 mag 391.1″ B: 7.6 A2V Easy
Kappa For

HIP 11072; Kappa For

5.20 mag 0.5″ B: 10.2 G0Va Very Hard
Mu For

HIP 10320; Mu For

5.28 mag B9V Easy
Pi For

HIP 9440; Pi For

5.35 mag G5III Easy
Gamma For

HIP 13202; Gamma2 For

5.39 mag A0V Easy
Eta For

HIP 13265; Eta3 For

5.47 mag K5III Easy
Rho For

HIP 17738; Rho For

5.54 mag G6III Easy
HIP 15479
5.61 mag M2III Easy
Zeta For

HIP 13942; Zeta For

5.71 mag F2V Easy
Chi For

HIP 16112; Chi2 For

5.71 mag K2III Easy
Iota For

HIP 12122; Iota1 For

5.75 mag G8-K0III Easy
Lambda For

HIP 12186; Lambda2 For

5.79 mag G5IV Easy
Iota For

HIP 12288; Iota2 For

5.83 mag F4V Easy
Epsilon For

HIP 14086; Epsilon For

5.89 mag G5IV Easy
Lambda For

HIP 11867; Lambda1 For

5.90 mag K0III Easy

Double Stars in Fornax

15
Omega For

HIP 11918; Omega For

4.90 mag 11.0″ B: 7.7 B9.5V Easy
Dalim

HIP 14879; Alpha For

3.87 mag 5.5″ B: 7.2 F6V Medium
Chi For

HIP 16156; Chi3 For

6.50 mag 6.5″ B: 10.1 A1V Medium
Eta For

HIP 13225; Eta2 For

5.92 mag 4.9″ B: 10.0 K0III Hard
HIP 8514
6.37 mag 98.0″ B: 10.6 F8V Hard
Phi For

HIP 11477; Phi For

5.14 mag 391.1″ B: 7.6 A2V Easy
Gamma For

HIP 13197; Gamma1 For

6.14 mag 37.3″ B: 11.2 K1III Hard
Chi For

HIP 15987; Chi1 For

6.39 mag 85.1″ B: 9.9 A1IV Medium
Psi For

HIP 13473; Psi For

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

HIP 11644

6.51 mag 0.6″ B: 8.9 dA9n Very Hard
Lambda For

HIP 12186; Lambda2 For

5.79 mag G5IV Easy
Iota For

HIP 12288; Iota2 For

5.83 mag F4V Easy
Beta For

HIP 13147; Beta For

4.46 mag K0-IIIFe-0.5 Easy
Zeta For

HIP 13942; Zeta For

5.71 mag F2V Easy

Deep Sky Objects in Fornax

30
Galaxy (30)
Caldwell 67 survey image
Caldwell 67

NGC 1097

9.3 mag 9 SBb Medium
NGC 1365 survey image
NGC 1365
9.5 mag 9.8 SBb Medium
NGC 1398 survey image
NGC 1398
9.7 mag 6.6 SBab Medium
NGC 1350 survey image
NGC 1350
10.5 mag 4.3 Sab Hard
NGC 1316 survey image
NGC 1316
8.9 mag 7.1 S0 pec Easy
NGC 986 survey image
NGC 986
11.0 mag 3.7 Sab Very Hard
NGC 1079 survey image
NGC 1079
11.4 mag 3.1 SABa Hard
NGC 1317 survey image
NGC 1317
11.0 mag 3.2 SABa Hard
NGC 1385 survey image
NGC 1385
11.2 mag 3.0 Sc Hard
NGC 1406 survey image
NGC 1406
13.0 mag 3.9 SBbc Very Hard
NGC 1326 survey image
NGC 1326
10.5 mag 4.0 S0-a Medium
NGC 1344 survey image
NGC 1344
10.3 mag 3.9 Medium
NGC 1371 survey image
NGC 1371
11.0 mag 5.4 Hard
NGC 1380 survey image
NGC 1380
11.0 mag 4.9 S0 Hard
NGC 1201 survey image
NGC 1201
10.6 mag 4.4 E-S0 Hard
IC 1788 survey image
IC 1788
12.4 mag 2.5 SBbc Very Hard
NGC 1399 survey image
NGC 1399
9.9 mag 3.2 E1 Medium
NGC 1302 survey image
NGC 1302
11.0 mag 4.4 S0-a Hard
NGC 689 survey image
NGC 689
15.0 mag SABa Very Hard
NGC 1404 survey image
NGC 1404
10.3 mag 2.5 E1 Medium
IC 1783 survey image
IC 1783
13.0 mag Sb Very Hard
NGC 1366 survey image
NGC 1366
13.0 mag 2.7 S0 Very Hard
NGC 1381 survey image
NGC 1381
12.0 mag 2.9 S0 Hard
NGC 1387 survey image
NGC 1387
12.0 mag 2.4 S0 Very Hard
NGC 857 survey image
NGC 857
13.0 mag S0 Very Hard
NGC 1339 survey image
NGC 1339
13.0 mag 2.3 E Very Hard
NGC 1351 survey image
NGC 1351
13.0 mag 1.8 E-S0 Very Hard
NGC 1374 survey image
NGC 1374
12.0 mag 1.8 E Very Hard
NGC 1427 survey image
NGC 1427
12.0 mag 2.8 E5 Very Hard
NGC 686 survey image
NGC 686
13.0 mag E-S0 Very Hard