ρ-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 , ρ-For is visible between 00:37 and 04:10. It will become accessible at around 00:37, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:24, 25° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:10 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name ρ-For
Object type Star
Other names
ρ-For
Rho Fornacis
HR 1184[1]
HD 23940
NSV 1337
HIP 17738[3]
TYC 7028-1394-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 4887842970929434880[4]
Position
Right ascension:03h47m56s [4]
Declination:−30°10'08" [4]
Constellation:Fornax
Magnitude:
Variable
5.52 (V) [2]
6.73 (BT) [2]
5.62 (VT) [2]
5.26 (G) [4]
5.76 (BP) [4]
4.60 (RP) [4]
Distance:86.7 parsec
282.7 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):0.94
Proper motion (speed):232.8 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):173.6°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.83

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