Rho Fornacis - Wikipedia

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Rho Fornacis
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
Location of ρ Fornacis (bottom star inside circle)
Constellation	Fornax
Right ascension	03^h 47^m 56.040^s^[1]
Declination	−30° 10′ 4.38″^[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	+5.54^[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type	G6III^[1]
B−V color index	0.98^[2]
Astrometry

Radial velocity (R_v)	52.6 km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: +28^[2] mas/yr Dec.: –230^[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	11.5326 ± 0.0512 mas^[1]
Distance	283 ± 1 ly (86.7 ± 0.4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (M_V)	+0.85^[2]

Other designations
ρ For, CD−30°1497, FK5 2272, HD 23940, HIP 17738, HR 1184, SAO 194535^[1]
Database references
SIMBAD	data

Rho Fornacis (ρ For) is a star in the constellation of Fornax. It is a yellow giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.54^[2] and a distance of approximately 270 light years. The star has a spectral type of G6III, and is notable in that it is located in the Milky Way's thick disk, along with Arcturus and Epsilon Fornacis. The star also has low metallicity, a characteristic of its location. The star is aged about 5.8 billion years old, with a significant amount of uncertainty.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "* rho For". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "ρ Fornacis (rho Fornacis)". The Sky Live. Retrieved 28 September 2023.

Constellation of Fornax

Stars

Bayer	α (Dalim) β γ¹ γ² δ ε ζ η¹ η² η³ ι¹ ι² κ λ¹ λ² μ ν π ρ σ τ υ φ χ¹ χ² χ³ ψ ω
Variable	R TZ UZ
HR	683 858
HD	15337 20781 20782 20868 (Intan)
Other	2MASS J02431371−2453298 HIP 13044 LP 944-20 UDF 2457 WASP-72 (Diya)

Exoplanets	HD 16417 b HD 20781 b c d e HD 20782 b HD 20868 b (Baiduri) TOI-849 b

Star clusters	NGC 1049

Nebulae	NGC 1360

Galaxies

NGC	823 824 922 986 1097 1210 1255 1288 1310 1316 1317 1318 1326 1350 1365 1374 1375 1379 1380 1381 1387 1398 1399 1406 1425 1427
Other	Fornax Dwarf HUDF-JD2 GS-NDG-9422 IC 335 IC 1993 JADES-GS-z14-0 JADES-GS-z7-01-QU MRC 0316-257 PGC 13809 UDF 423 UDFj-39546284 UDFy-38135539

Galaxy clusters	Fornax Cluster

Astronomical events	SN 1992bd SN 1999eu SN 2003B