π-For (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , π-For is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 02:18, when it reaches an altitude of 20° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:09, 25° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:22, 23° above your southern horizon.
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Name
π-For
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 02h01m14s [4] |
| Declination: | −30°00'08" [4] |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Magnitude: | 5.36 (V) [2] 6.43 (BT) [2] 5.45 (VT) [2] 5.10 (G) [4] 5.56 (BP) [4] 4.47 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 88.7 parsec 289.2 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.84 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 154.3 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 225.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.62 |
Sources