Fornax constellation
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The Fornax constellation is a faint southern sky constellation representing a furnace, notable for containing the Fornax Dwarf Galaxy and several important deep-sky objects.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fornax | 3 |
| Alpha Fornacis | 0 |
| Beta Fornacis | 0 |
| Fornax Cluster | 0 |
| Fornax Dwarf Galaxy | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constellation
ⓘ
galaxy cluster ⓘ southern sky constellation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | For ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitude |
about 3.85
ⓘ
about 4.46 ⓘ |
| areaSquareDegrees | 398 ⓘ |
| borderingConstellation |
Cetus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eridanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ Piscis Austrinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sculptor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStar | Alpha Fornacis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Fornax A (radio galaxy)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fornax Cluster of galaxies NERFINISHED ⓘ Fornax Dwarf Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1049 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1097 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1291 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1316 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1350 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1360 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1365 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1399 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1404 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1427A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creationDate | 18th century ⓘ |
| declination | about −30 degrees ⓘ |
| family | La Caille family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genitiveForm | Fornacis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasThreeLetterCode | For ⓘ |
| hemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| IAUApprovalYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| IAUConstellation | yes ⓘ |
| isCircumpolarFrom | high southern latitudes ⓘ |
| isZodiacal | no ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Fornax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meteorShower | Fornacids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | furnace ⓘ |
| originalName | Fornax Chemica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNameMeaning | chemical furnace ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 41st largest constellation ⓘ |
| rightAscension | about 2.7 hours ⓘ |
| secondBrightestStar | Beta Fornacis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spectralType | F8IV ⓘ |
| visibility | best visible in November ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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