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η2 Fornacis
Location of η2 Fornacis (bottom star inside circle)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0       Equinox J2000.0 ( ICRS)
Constellation Fornax
Right ascension 02h 50m 14.7837s [1]
Declination −35° 50′ 37.023″ [1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.47 [2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage giant
Spectral type K0III [3]
B−V color index 0.9 [4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)17.30±0.76 [1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +51.003 [1]  mas/ yr
Dec.: +18.217 [1]  mas/ yr
Parallax (π)7.6745 ± 0.1512  mas [1]
Distance425 ± 8  ly
(130 ± 3  pc)
Details
Mass2.9 [1]  M
Radius9.4 [1]  R
Luminosity72 [1]  L
Surface gravity (log g)2.76 [1]  cgs
Temperature5,061 [1]  K
Age414 [1]  Myr
Other designations
η2 For, CD−36°1067, HD 17793, HIP 13225, HR 851, SAO 193940 [5]
Database references
SIMBAD data

Eta2 Fornacis (η2 Fornacis) is an orange giant in the constellation of Fornax. The star has a spectral type of K0III and an apparent magnitude of 6.02. The star is visually close to, but unrelated with the similar stars η1 Fornacis and η3 Fornacis. [4] The star is located at approximately 425 light years away, and forms a visual binary system with a 10th magnitude companion. [6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv: 2208.00211. Bibcode: 2023A&A...674A...1G. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID  244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. ^ Hoffleit, D.; Warren, Jr., W. H. (1991). The Bright Star Catalogue (5th Revised ed.). New Haven: Astronomical Data Center, NSSDC/ADC. Bibcode: 1964cbs..book.....H.
  3. ^ Houk, N. (1982). Michigan Catalogue of Two-dimensional Spectral Types for the HD stars. Volume_3. Declinations -40_ƒ0 to -26_ƒ0. Bibcode: 1982mcts.book.....H.
  4. ^ a b "η2 Fornacis (eta2 Fornacis)". The Sky Live. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  5. ^ "* eta03 For". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  6. ^ "VizieR". VizieR. Retrieved 17 October 2023.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
η2 Fornacis
Location of η2 Fornacis (bottom star inside circle)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0       Equinox J2000.0 ( ICRS)
Constellation Fornax
Right ascension 02h 50m 14.7837s [1]
Declination −35° 50′ 37.023″ [1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.47 [2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage giant
Spectral type K0III [3]
B−V color index 0.9 [4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)17.30±0.76 [1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +51.003 [1]  mas/ yr
Dec.: +18.217 [1]  mas/ yr
Parallax (π)7.6745 ± 0.1512  mas [1]
Distance425 ± 8  ly
(130 ± 3  pc)
Details
Mass2.9 [1]  M
Radius9.4 [1]  R
Luminosity72 [1]  L
Surface gravity (log g)2.76 [1]  cgs
Temperature5,061 [1]  K
Age414 [1]  Myr
Other designations
η2 For, CD−36°1067, HD 17793, HIP 13225, HR 851, SAO 193940 [5]
Database references
SIMBAD data

Eta2 Fornacis (η2 Fornacis) is an orange giant in the constellation of Fornax. The star has a spectral type of K0III and an apparent magnitude of 6.02. The star is visually close to, but unrelated with the similar stars η1 Fornacis and η3 Fornacis. [4] The star is located at approximately 425 light years away, and forms a visual binary system with a 10th magnitude companion. [6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv: 2208.00211. Bibcode: 2023A&A...674A...1G. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID  244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. ^ Hoffleit, D.; Warren, Jr., W. H. (1991). The Bright Star Catalogue (5th Revised ed.). New Haven: Astronomical Data Center, NSSDC/ADC. Bibcode: 1964cbs..book.....H.
  3. ^ Houk, N. (1982). Michigan Catalogue of Two-dimensional Spectral Types for the HD stars. Volume_3. Declinations -40_ƒ0 to -26_ƒ0. Bibcode: 1982mcts.book.....H.
  4. ^ a b "η2 Fornacis (eta2 Fornacis)". The Sky Live. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  5. ^ "* eta03 For". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  6. ^ "VizieR". VizieR. Retrieved 17 October 2023.



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