Fornax constellation

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constellation galaxy cluster southern sky constellation

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.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Fornax 3
Alpha Fornacis 0
Beta Fornacis 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.

Fornax Dwarf Galaxy → locatedIn → Fornax constellation ⓘ
Eridanus → borderingConstellation → Fornax constellation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fornax
Cetus → borderedBy → Fornax constellation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fornax
Nicolas de Lacaille → introducedConstellation → Fornax constellation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fornax