Nu Fornacis
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Right ascension | 02h 04m 29.43861s [1] |
| Declination | −29° 17′ 48.5477″ [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.69 [2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B9.5IIIspSi [3] |
| U−B color index | -0.51 [2] |
| B−V color index | -0.17 [2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +18.50[4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +12.79[5] mas/yr Dec.: +8.48[5] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 8.79 ± 0.26[1] mas |
| Distance | 370 ± 10 ly (114 ± 3 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | -0.59 [6] |
| Details | |
| Radius | 2.70 [7] R☉ |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Nu Fornacis (ν For) is a class B9.5III[3] (blue giant) star in the constellation Fornax. Its apparent magnitude is 4.69[2] and it is approximately 371 light years away based on parallax.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752
. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. Vizier catalog entry - 1 2 3 4 Ducati, J. R. (2002). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system". CDS/ADC Collection of Electronic Catalogues. 2237: 0. Bibcode:2002yCat.2237....0D.
- 1 2 Abt, Helmut A.; Morrell, Nidia I. (July 1995), "The relation between Rotational Velocities and Spectral Peculiarities among A-type stars", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 99: 135–172, Bibcode:1995ApJS...99..135A, doi:10.1086/192182
- ↑ Wilson, R. E. (1953), General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities", Carnegie Institution of Washington, Bibcode:1953GCRV..C......0W, LCCN 54001336
- 1 2 3 "HD 12767". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- ↑ Absolute magnitude calculated as , where is the star's absolute magnitude, is the star's apparent magnitude, and is the star's measured parallax in arcseconds.
- ↑ Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E.; Pastori, L.; Covino, S.; Pozzi, A. (February 2001), "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS) - Third edition", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 367: 521–524, arXiv:astro-ph/0012289, Bibcode:2001A&A...367..521P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451 Vizier catalog entry
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