α-For (Star)
![α-For Image of α-For](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115920_836cde7eddff.png)
From Cambridge , α-For is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 2° below the horizon at dawn.
Name
α-For
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Object type
Star
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Right ascension: | 03h12m04s [3] |
Declination: | −28°59'20" [3] |
Constellation: | Fornax |
Magnitude: Variable | 3.92 (V) [3] 4.52 (BT) [2] 3.98 (VT) [2] |
Distance: | 14.2 parsec 46.4 lightyrs [5] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.51 |
Proper motion (speed): | 715.0 mas/yr[5] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 31.2° |
Absolute mag (V): | 3.15 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.