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| Abbreviation: For |
| English Name: The Furnace |
| Genitive: Fornacis |
| Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere (Part visible from the UK) |
| Location: Between the constellations of Eridanus and Sculptor. |
| Visible between latitudes: +50 and -90 degrees |
| Best season: Winter |
| Seen in two seasons: Autumn and Winter |
| Best seen in: December (map) |
| Seen between: November, and January |
| Right Ascension (RA): 03 hour |
| Declination (DEC): -30 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 398 (41st) |
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Fornax (The Furnace)
- This constellation is in the southern hemisphere, partly ringed by the celestial river Eridanus.
o - Six star systems have been found to have exoplanets.
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Messier Objects in Fornax
| No Messier objects in Fornax |
| s. |
Features of Interest
- NGC 1097 – This finely detailed image shows the heart of NGC 1097, a barred spiral galaxy that lies about 48 million light-years from Earth
o - The Fornax Dwarf galaxy is a small faint satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. NGC 1316 is a relatively close radio galaxy.
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Named Stars
- Fornacis
- more list of stars in Fornax
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IAU Sky Chart: Fornax
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| Capricornus | Cassiopeia | Cephus | Coma Berenices | Corona Borealis | ||
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| Lyra | Monoceros | Ophiuchus | Orion | Pegasus | ||
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| Taurus | Triangulum | Ursa Major | Ursa Minor | Virgo | ||
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