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Delta Fornacis — Star in Fornax

Magnitude 5.0m Star Fornax (For) Visible
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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.00
Spectral Type B5IV subgiant
Star Color Blue (B-V -0.16)

2Position & Identifiers

RA 03h 42m 14.9s
Dec -31° 56' 18.0"
Constellation Fornax (For)
HR 1134
HIP 17304
HD 23227
SAO 194467
Bayer Delta
SIMBAD

3How easy to spot?

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Equipment Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
Naked eye Medium Medium Hard+
50mm finder Easy Easy Easy
150mm scope Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

4Visibility

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Best season Oct – Dec (peak: Nov)

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Spectral Classification

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Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram

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Stellar Lifecycle

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Blackbody Spectrum

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Stellar Absorption Spectrum

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Stellar Fusion

Nearby in the Sky

Other targets within a few degrees — pan your scope a little and keep exploring.

Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 1366
Hard
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 13.0 1.9° Fornax
NGC 1360
Medium+
Planetary nebula — try an OIII filter
Planetary Nebula mag 9.40 6.4° Fornax
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