This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Fornax, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name B Var HD HIP RA Dec vis.
mag.
abs.
mag.
Dist. (ly) Sp. class Notes
α Forα200101487903h 12m 04.28s−28° 59 20.83.853.0546F8V12 Eri, Dalim, Fornacis; binary star; component B is a suspected variable, Vmax = 6m, Vmin = 8m
β Forβ176521314702h 49m 05.36s−32° 24 22.64.450.88169G8IIIdouble star
ν Forν12767967702h 04m 29.43s−29° 17 48.64.68−0.54361B9.5p (Si)α2 CVn variable, Vmax = 4.68m, Vmin = 4.73m, P = 1.89 d
ω Forω160461191802h 33m 50.71s−28° 13 56.44.96−0.76453B9Vdouble star
δ Forδ232271730403h 42m 14.90s−31° 56 18.24.99−1.77733B5III
φ Forφ154271147702h 28m 01.69s−33° 48 39.85.131.78153A2/A3V
κ Forκ148021107202h 22m 32.42s−23° 48 58.75.193.4871G2Vspectroscopic binary
μ Forμ137091032002h 12m 54.46s−30° 43 25.85.270.23332A0V
π Forπ12438944002h 01m 14.80s−30° 00 05.65.340.68278G8III
γ2 Forγ2177291320202h 49m 54.15s−27° 56 31.35.39−0.76554A1V
η3 Forη3178291326502h 50m 40.40s−35° 40 32.65.48−0.58531K2III
ρ Forρ239401773803h 47m 56.02s−30° 10 02.45.520.83282G6IIIsuspected variable, Vmax = 5.45m, Vmin = 5.55m
AI ForAI207291547903h 19m 34.90s−24° 07 22.25.63−2.151173M1IIIsemiregular variable
ζ Forζ186921394202h 59m 36.07s−25° 16 27.65.693.14105F3Vbinary star
χ2 Forχ2215741611203h 27m 33.37s−35° 40 52.85.71−0.06464K2IIIsuspected variable
ι1 Forι1163071212202h 36m 09.28s−30° 02 41.95.74−0.76649G8/K0III
λ2 Forλ2164171218602h 36m 58.62s−34° 34 38.45.783.7483G1Vhas a planet (b)
ι2 Forι2165381228802h 38m 18.60s−30° 11 38.05.843.08116F5V
ε Forε189071408603h 01m 37.45s−28° 05 25.75.883.4799G8/K0V
λ1 Forλ1159751186702h 33m 07.04s−34° 38 59.75.910.58380K0/K1III
σ Forσ237381761803h 46m 27.42s−29° 20 17.45.910.89329A2V
η2 Forη2177931322502h 50m 14.75s−35° 50 37.35.92−0.01500K0IIIdouble star
ψ Forψ181491347302h 53m 34.35s−38° 26 13.55.932.06194F5V
HD 20606206061535703h 18m 02.49s−28° 47 49.35.931.97202F3V+...
HD 21430214301602903h 26m 22.52s−27° 19 03.45.930.31434K0III
HD 16975169751260802h 42m 06.59s−38° 23 01.45.990.66380G8III
τ Forτ227891700703h 38m 47.66s−27° 56 35.26.010.47417A0V
HD 1164311643882001h 53m 23.08s−38° 35 40.96.090.77378K1/K2III
HD 15471154711152402h 28m 35.46s−31° 06 08.66.110.83370K2IIICN...
γ1 Forγ1177131319702h 49m 50.99s−24° 33 36.06.140.91363K0IIImultiple star
HD 18650186501390702h 59m 06.49s−28° 54 25.56.141.05339K1III
HD 20176201761502403h 13m 37.94s−29° 48 14.86.170.46452K1IICN...
HD 19545195451455103h 07m 50.80s−27° 49 52.06.182.38188A3V
HD 22262222621662803h 33m 56.81s−31° 04 49.16.203.06138F5Vdouble star
HD 17168171681278602h 44m 20.52s−32° 31 28.86.211.06349A1V
HD 20293202931512503h 15m 00.28s−26° 06 01.56.250.12548A1V
HD 15889158891180202h 32m 14.72s−36° 25 38.46.280.73421K0III
HD 18466184661376802h 57m 12.91s−29° 51 19.06.290.49471A2/A3V:+...
HD 20144201441497203h 13m 01.49s−35° 56 37.36.290.45479B9IV/Vsuspected variable
HD 1259612596956202h 02m 51.76s−23° 53 11.66.30−1.04959K2III
HD 18735187351394702h 59m 38.30s−32° 30 26.06.320.81413A0V
HD 1105011050836901h 47m 47.77s−37° 09 34.36.330.17557K0III
HD 14412144121079802h 18m 58.65s−25° 56 48.46.335.8141G8V
HD 1118311183848001h 49m 19.36s−31° 04 20.76.350.68444K2/K3IIIsuspected variable
HD 20980209801570003h 22m 16.28s−25° 35 16.16.360.66450A1V
HD 1126211262851401h 49m 48.86s−38° 24 12.56.374.2088F6Vdouble star
HD 1213512135920701h 58m 26.68s−33° 04 00.36.371.24346K0IIIdouble star
HD 1086310863823301h 46m 00.99s−27° 20 55.46.383.20141F2V
HD 17926179261336302h 51m 56.16s−30° 48 53.26.383.85105F6Vhas three planets (b, c and d)
HD 21997219971644903h 31m 53.61s−25° 36 50.86.382.04241A3IV/V
χ1 Forχ1214231598703h 25m 55.82s−35° 55 15.16.391.39326A1IVvariable
HD 22322223221667203h 34m 33.58s−31° 52 29.36.39−1.751381K3IIIdouble star; suspected variable
HD 1256312563952102h 02m 28.27s−29° 39 56.46.400.69452A3III
HD 20853208531558503h 20m 45.18s−26° 36 23.66.402.97158F7V
HD 18546185461378902h 57m 32.63s−38° 11 27.46.411.18362A0Vn
HD 14988149881121202h 24m 20.10s−25° 50 51.06.450.37536K3III
HD 14890148901112102h 23m 06.60s−37° 34 33.86.47−1.311173K2IIIvariable star, ΔV = 0.011m, P = 4.12950 d
HD 13305133051006902h 09m 34.82s−24° 20 44.56.482.51203F0IV/V
HD 16589165891230002h 38m 24.75s−37° 59 25.46.482.84174F6Vspectroscopic binary
HD 22333223331669703h 34m 52.37s−25° 34 58.56.480.16599K0III
χ3 Forχ3216351615603h 28m 11.50s−35° 51 12.36.491.26362A1Vdouble star
TY ForTY156341164402h 30m 13.67s−25° 11 11.56.501.36347A9V:nδ Sct variable; Vmax = 6.49m, Vmin = 6.51m, P = 0.05 d
η1 Forη1175281304002h 47m 33.78s−35° 33 01.96.510.12619K0/K1III
TZ ForTZ203011509203h 14m 40.09s−35° 33 27.66.89567F7III+G8IIIAlgol variable; Vmax = 6.84m, Vmin = 7.05m, P = 75.6675 d
HD 20782207821552703h 20m 03.58s−28° 51 14.77.384.60117G3Vhas a planet (b)
R ForR1158202h 29m 15.31s−26° 05 55.77.502250C...Mira variable; Vmax = 7.5m, Vmin = 13.0m, P = 386 d
UX ForUX170841271602h 43m 35.57s−37° 55 42.58.10132.6G6V+...RS CVn variable; Vmax = 7.97m, Vmin = 8.11m, P = 0.956 d
HD 20707207071543203h 18m 52.95s−36° 07 37.548.183.06344F3V
HD 13167131671271602h 08m 13.8s−24° 41 438.34488G3Vhas a planet (b)
HD 20781207811552603h 20m 03s−28° 47 028.44115G9.5Vhas two planets (b & c & d & e)
HD 1123111231850101h 49m 38.0s−34° 27 338.6437F5Vhas a planet (b)
HD 207062070603h 19m 20.52s−24° 48 09.528.61-0.792480K4III
AK ForAK217031624703h 29m 23s−24° 06 049.14101.6K3Vlow-mass eclipsing and spectroscopic binary; Vmax = 9.14m, Vmin = 9.55m, P = 3.9809913 d
WASP-7202h 44m 9.6s−30° 10 099.6F7Diya; has a planet (b)
HD 20868208681557803h 20m 42.69s−33° 43 48.49.926.47159K3/4IVIntan; has a planet (b)
HIP 130441304402h 47m 37s−36° 06 279.942286F2thought to have a planet (b), later disproven
UZ ForUZ03h 35m 28.64s−25° 44 21.818.2M4.5AM Her variable and eclipsing binary; Vmax = 17.0m, Vmin = 20.9m, P = 0.0878654325 d
LP 944-2003h 39m 35.22s−35° 25 44.0918.6920.9M9brown dwarf
UDF 245703h 32m 38.79s−27° 48 10.02559000MVone of the most distant stars known in the Milky Way
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See also

References

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