β-For (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , β-For is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 16° above the horizon.
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Name
β-For
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 02h49m05s [4] |
| Declination: | −32°24'18" [4] |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Magnitude: | 4.46 (V) [2] 5.68 (BT) [2] 4.57 (VT) [2] 4.18 (G) [4] 4.69 (BP) [4] 3.51 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 54.2 parsec 176.6 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.95 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 181.1 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 28.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.80 |
Sources