ρ-For (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , ρ-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
ρ-For
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Object type
Star
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Other names
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 |
Sources