Star · G8V
UZ For
UZ For is a main-sequence star of spectral type G8V in the constellation Fornax, 781.5 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Fornax |
|---|---|
| Distance | 781.5 light-years (239.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.78 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.88 |
| Spectral type | G8V |
| Surface temperature | 5,290 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0117 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.129 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.7 M☉ |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 35m 28.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −25° 44′ 22″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 20.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.78. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 64° N. South of latitude 64° 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 1245. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 14 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around UZ For, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.73, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Corona Borealis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.