τ-For (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , τ-For is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 20° above the horizon.
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Name
τ-For
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 03h38m47s [4] |
| Declination: | −27°56'34" [4] |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Magnitude: | 6.00 (V) [2] 5.96 (BT) [2] 5.99 (VT) [2] 6.01 (G) [4] 5.98 (BP) [4] 6.01 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 147.1 parsec 479.7 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.03 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 33.7 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 38.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.16 |
Sources