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Delta Fornacis

Proper NameNone
Bayer DesignationDelta Fornacis
Flamsteed NumberNone
HR (BSC)1134
HD23227
ConstellationFornax
Right Ascension3h 42m 15s
Declination-31° 56' 18"
Distance847 light years
260 parsecs
MagnitudeApparent: +4.98
Absolute: -2.09
Spectral ClassB5IV blue subgiant
Optimum VisibilityNovember / December

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Location of Delta Fornacis

Blue Delta Fornacis occupies a sparse region of the southern sky, near Fornax' border with Eridanus.

Delta Fornacis is a luminous blue subgiant. Its distance of nearly 850 light years from Earth means that it appears dim in the night sky, with a magnitude of almost exactly +5.

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