FORNAX
(Abbreviation: For).
A southern group, originally Fornax Chemica (the Chemical Furnace). It has no bright stars, but is notable for containing a large number of faint galaxies. The only star above the forth magnitude is a (3.87).
BRIGHTEST STARS
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
MAG. |
ABS.MAG. |
SPEC |
DIST.PC | ||||
|
H |
M |
S |
o |
‘ |
“ | |||||
|
n |
02 |
04 |
29.4 |
-29 |
17 |
49 |
4.69 |
-0.6 |
AO |
110 |
|
b |
02 |
49 |
05.4 |
-32 |
24 |
22 |
4.46 |
0.3 |
G6 |
61 |
|
a |
03 |
12 |
04.2 |
-28 |
59 |
59 |
3.87 |
3.3 |
F8 |
14 |
DOUBLES
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
MAGS. |
P.A. |
DIST” | ||||
|
H |
M |
S |
o |
‘ |
“ | ||||
|
v |
02 |
33 |
50.6 |
-28 |
13 |
57 |
4.9,8.7 |
245 |
10.8 LITTLE
CHANGE |
|
a |
03 |
12 |
04.2 |
-28 |
59 |
13 |
3.9,7.0 |
294 |
CLOSE
BINARY |
VARIABLES
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
RANGE |
PERIOD,D. |
SPEC |
TYPE | ||
|
H |
M |
o |
‘ | |||||
|
R |
02 |
27.0 |
-26 |
19 |
7.5---13.0 |
387 |
N |
MIRA |
|
ST |
02 |
42.2 |
-29 |
25 |
7.7---9.0 |
277 |
M5 |
SEMI-REGULAR |
|
S |
03 |
44.1 |
-24 |
33 |
5.6---8.5 |
? |
? |
? |
NEBULÆ
|
OBJECT |
R.A. |
DEC |
TYPE |
NOTES | ||
|
H |
M |
o |
‘ | |||
|
NGC 986 |
02 |
31.6 |
-39 |
15 |
GALAXY |
MAG.12. SPIR
AL |
|
NGC 1097 |
02 |
44.3 |
-30 |
29 |
GALAXY |
MAG.11. TYPE
SB |
|
NGC 1201 |
03 |
62.0 |
-26 |
15 |
GALAXY |
MAG.11.7.TYPE
Sa |
|
NGC 1302 |
03 |
17.7 |
-26 |
14 |
GALAXY |
MAG.11. TYPE
SBa |
|
NGC 1326 |
03 |
22.0 |
-36 |
39 |
GALAXY |
MAG.12.TYPE
SB |
|
NGC 1344 |
03 |
26.7 |
-31 |
14 |
GALAXY |
MAG.11.6.ELLIPTICAL |
|
NGC 1350 |
03 |
29.1 |
-33 |
38 |
GALAXY |
MAG.11.8.SPIRAL
|
|
NGC 1365 |
03 |
31.8 |
-36 |
18 |
GALAXY |
MAG.11.TYPE
SB |
|
NGC 1380 |
03 |
34.6 |
-35 |
09 |
GALAXY |
MAG.11.4.ELLIPTICAL |
|
NGC 1385 |
03 |
35.2 |
-26 |
40 |
GALAXY |
MAG.11.5.TYPE
Sc |
|
NGC 1399 |
03 |
36.6 |
-35 |
37 |
GALAXY |
MAG.11.ELLIPTICAL |
|
NGC 1398 |
03 |
36.8 |
-26 |
30 |
GALAXY |
MAG.10.4.TYPE
SBb |
|
NGC 1404 |
03 |
37.0 |
-35 |
45 |
GALAXY |
MAG.11.5.ELLIPTICAL |
