ω-For (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , ω-For is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:23, when it reaches an altitude of 19° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:39, 27° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:34, 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name ω-For
Object type Star
Other names
ω-For
Omega Fornacis
HR 749[1]
HD 16046
HIP 11918[3]
TYC 6436-2246-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:02h33m50s [2]
Declination:−28°13'56" [2]
Constellation:Fornax
Magnitude:4.96 (V) [2]
4.89 (BT) [2]
4.95 (VT) [2]
Distance:148.4 parsec
483.7 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):-0.05
Proper motion (speed):13.4 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):262.3°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-0.90

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