Star · F5V
ψ For
ψ For is a main-sequence star of spectral type F5V in the constellation Fornax, 184.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 13473 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Distance | 184.6 light-years (56.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.93 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.17 |
| Spectral type | F5V |
| Surface temperature | 6,690 K |
| Luminosity | 11.6 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.53 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.84 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 53m 34.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −38° 26′ 13″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 33.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.93). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 52° N. South of latitude 52° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1841. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ψ For, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.59, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Boötes. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 13112 7.44 light-years
- HIP 12590 7.48 light-years
- HIP 12300 9.95 light-years
- HIP 14031 10.3 light-years
- HIP 13455 13.8 light-years
- HIP 14596 16.1 light-years
- HIP 12889 18.1 light-years
- HIP 11205 19.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.