σ-For (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , σ-For is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 18° above the horizon.
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Name
σ-For
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 03h46m27s [4] |
| Declination: | −29°20'17" [4] |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Magnitude: | 5.91 (V) [2] 6.05 (BT) [2] 5.92 (VT) [2] 5.89 (G) [4] 5.94 (BP) [4] 5.77 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 98.1 parsec 319.9 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.11 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 7.8 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 60.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.95 |
Sources