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Beta Fornacis

Yellow giant in Fornax

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Proper NameNone
Bayer DesignationBeta Fornacis
Flamsteed NumberNone
HR (BSC)841
HD17652
ConstellationFornax
Right Ascension2h 49m 5s
Declination-32° 24' 21"
Distance177 light years
54 parsecs
MagnitudeApparent: +4.46
Absolute: +0.79
Spectral ClassG8.5IIIFe-0.5 yellow giant
Optimum VisibilityNovember

To the northeast of Beta Fornacis in the sky, visible here at the outer edge of the halo surrounding the star in this image, is the elongated shape of a lenticular galaxy. This is PGC 10642, estimated to lie nearly three hundred million light years beyond the Milky Way. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

The second brightest of the stars in Fornax is a yellow giant, some 177 light years (about 54 parsecs) from Earth's Solar System.

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