Constellation
Fornax
Fornax (For) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is Dalim (magnitude 3.80).
| Latin name | Fornax |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | For |
| Brightest star | Dalim |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 138 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 22 |
| Deep-sky objects | 1 |
| Galaxies | 17 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 59° N. South of latitude 59° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- Dalim 3.80 · 45.7 light-years
- β For 4.45 · 176.7 light-years
- ν For 4.68 · 346.9 light-years
- ω For 4.96 · 485.7 light-years
- δ For 4.99 · 846.6 light-years
- φ For 5.13 · 155.6 light-years
- κ For 5.19 · 76.0 light-years
- μ For 5.27 · 319.3 light-years
- π For 5.34 · 289.3 light-years
- γ² For 5.39 · 545.6 light-years
- η³ For 5.48 · 489.5 light-years
- ρ For 5.52 · 282.8 light-years
- HIP 15479 5.63 · 867.8 light-years
- ζ For 5.69 · 108.7 light-years
- χ² For 5.71 · 475.7 light-years
- ι¹ For 5.74 · 643.1 light-years
- HD 16417 5.78 · 83.0 light-years
- ι² For 5.84 · 114.5 light-years
- ε For 5.88 · 104.2 light-years
- λ¹ For 5.91 · 383.2 light-years
- σ For 5.91 · 320.0 light-years
- η² For 5.92 · 425.0 light-years
- ψ For 5.93 · 184.6 light-years
- HIP 15357 5.93 · 191.2 light-years
- HIP 16029 5.93 · 454.3 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
- HD 16417 1 planet(s)
- HR 858 3 planet(s)
- HD 20782 1 planet(s)
- HD 21411 1 planet(s)
- HD 13167 1 planet(s)
- HD 20781 4 planet(s)
- DMPP-2 3 planet(s)
- TOI-262 1 planet(s)
- HIP 10090 2 planet(s)
- HD 15337 2 planet(s)
- Intan 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2427 2 planet(s)
- Diya 1 planet(s)
- TOI-559 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2421 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5678 1 planet(s)
- TOI-4311 2 planet(s)
- TOI-2345 2 planet(s)
- TIC 178172313 1 planet(s)
- TOI-849 1 planet(s)
- UZ For 2 planet(s)
- 2MASS J02192210-3925225 1 planet(s)
Deep-sky objects
- NGC 1360 Planetary nebula
Galaxies
- Fornax Dwarf 456,600 light-years
- Fornax A (NGC 1316) 62.0 million light-years
- NGC 1365 58.4 million light-years
- IC 1875 283.9 million light-years
- NGC 1399 64.5 million light-years
- NGC 1380B 63.9 million light-years
- NGC 1428 58.7 million light-years
- NGC 698 384.1 million light-years
- IC 1759 182.0 million light-years
- NGC 1165 229.3 million light-years
- NGC 1097 59.2 million light-years
- IC 1833 230.7 million light-years
- NGC 775 211.6 million light-years
- NGC 1302 79.7 million light-years
- NGC 1255 78.6 million light-years
- IC 1899 291.7 million light-years
- IC 1895 178.1 million light-years
Its other stars
- HIP 12608
- τ For
- HIP 8820
- HIP 11524
- γ¹ For
- HIP 13907
- HIP 15024
- HIP 14551
- HIP 16628
- HIP 12786
- HIP 15125
- HIP 11802
- HIP 13768
- HIP 14972
- HIP 9562
- HIP 13947
- HIP 8369
- Gl 95
- HIP 8480
- HIP 15700
- HIP 8514
- HIP 9207
- HIP 8233
- HR 858
- HIP 16449
- χ¹ For
- HIP 16672
- HIP 9521
- HIP 15585
- HIP 13789
- HIP 11212
- HIP 11121
- HIP 10069
- HIP 12300
- HIP 16697
- χ³ For
- HIP 11644
- η¹ For
- Gl 127B
- GJ 3177
- Gl 120.1A
- HD 20782
- Gl 120.1C
- HD 21411
- GJ 9094
- GJ 3187
- Gl 120.1B
- Gl 154.1A
- Gl 118.1A
- HD 13167
- HD 20781
- DMPP-2
- GJ 3154
- Gl 105.3
- GJ 9079
- TOI-262
- HIP 10090
- Gl 76
- HD 15337
- Gl 131
- Gl 149A
- Intan
- GJ 1054A
- GJ 3203
- Gl 91
- TOI-2427
- Gl 84.1A
- Diya
- TOI-559
- Gl 130
- TOI-2421
- GJ 3207
- TOI-5678
- TOI-4311
- GJ 1046
- TOI-2345
- Gl 154.1B
- GJ 1050
- TIC 178172313
- GJ 3148A
- TOI-849
- GJ 3135
- Gl 84.1B
- GJ 3149B
- GJ 3176
- Gl 118.1B
- GJ 1060B
- GJ 1060A
- Gl 149B
- UZ For
- 2MASS J02192210-3925225
- 2MASS J02192210-3925225B
- 2MASS J03101401-2756452
- 2MASS J02103857-3015313
- 2MASS J03420931-2904317
- 2MASS J02572581-3105523
- 2MASS J02441019-3548036
- 2MASSI J0316451-284852
- 2MASS J03274091-3148156
- 2MASSI J0218291-313322
- 2MASS J02304442-3027275
- 2MASS J03185403-3421292
- WISEA J023749.81-260543.8
- 2MASSI J0243137-245329
- WISEA J025954.88-314655.6
- WISE J024124.73-365328.0
- WISEPC J022322.39-293258.1
- WISEA J025805.29-321917.4
- WISE J024512.62-345047.8
- WISEA J014603.23-261908.7
- WISE J032517.69-385454.1
- WISE J030449.03-270508.3
- WISEA J025756.40-265528.8