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Fornax



Abbreviation: For
Genitive: Fornacis
Right Ascension: 2.78 hours
Declination: -31.63 degrees
  Fornax , the Laboratory Furnace, is visible from Latitiudes south of 50 degrees North, from October - December.

Fornax was invented by Lacaille during his stay at the Cape of Good Hope in 1751 - 1752.

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Best Known Stars

(Yale Bright Star Catalog)
 
Common Name
or Bayer Number 1 		RA DEC Magnitude 2
BET FOR 2.00:49.00:5.42 -32.00:24.00:21.40 4.46
NU FOR 2.00:4.00:29.44 -29.00:17.00:48.58 4.69
DEL FOR 3.00:42.00:14.91 -31.00:56.00:18.12 5.00
KAP FOR 2.00:22.00:32.56 -23.00:48.00:59.32 5.20
MU FOR 2.00:12.00:54.48 -30.00:43.00:25.80 5.28
LAM1 FOR 2.00:33.00:7.03 -34.00:39.00:0.01 5.90
TAU FOR 3.00:38.00:47.68 -27.00:56.00:35.04 6.01
   
 

Deep Sky Objects

(PAS Catalog)
   
 

Other Deep Sky Objects

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
  Only Objects less than 10.0 Mag.
 
Object R.A. Dec. Object Type 3 Mag. Uranometria Tirion
MCG 06-07-001 02 39.9 -34 32 GALXY 08.1 354 18
NGC 1097 02 46.5 -30 17 GALXY 09.5 354 18
NGC 1316 03 22.6 -37 15 GALXY 08.5 355 18
NGC 1360 03 33.3 -25 51 PLNNB 09.4 312 18
NGC 1365 03 33.7 -36 08 GALXY 09.6 355 18
NGC 1380 03 36.6 -34 59 GALXY 09.9 355 18
NGC 1399 03 38.5 -35 27 GALXY 09.6 355 18
NGC 1398 03 38.9 -26 20 GALXY 09.7 312 18
NGC 1404 03 38.9 -35 35 GALXY 10.0 355 18
   
 

Variable Stars

(General Catalog of Variable Stars)
  Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
 
GCVS ID R.A.
(hh mm ss.ss)		 Dec.
(deg mm ss)		 Variable Type 4 Mag. Min Mag. Max
TY For 2.00:27.00:58.80 -25.00:24.00:30.00 DSCTC 6.51 6.49
TZ For 3.00:12.00:42.00 -35.00:44.00:34.00 EA/GS 7.05 6.84
nu For 2.00:2.00:15.00 -29.00:32.00:10.00 ACV 4.73 4.68
   
 

Double Stars

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
  Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
 
Name R.A.
(hh mm.m)		 Dec.
(deg mm)		 Mag 5 Sep 6 PA 7 Tirion Uranometria
HJ 3506 02 33.9 -28 13 5.0, 7.7 10.90 244 18 310/ 354