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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 December |
| 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 |
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More objects in Fornax
| Select Catalog | No of Objects |
| Barnard (B) | 0x object |
| Caldwell (C) | 1x object |
| Collinder (Cr) | 0x object |
| New General Catalogue (NGC) | 66x objects |
| Index Catalogue (IC) | 41x objects |
| Sharpless (Sh2) | 0x objects |
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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Planetarium / Constellation Map
| Live constellation visible from the UK :- Planetarium (Fornax) | Best Seen in: December (map) | Seen between: November and December |
IAU Sky Chart: Fornax
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Constellations – Visible from the UK
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Parts visible from the UK
| Antlia | Columba | Eridanus | Fornax | Microscopium | ||
| Piscis Austrinus | Puppis | Pyxis | Sagittarius | Scorpius | ||
| Sculptor |
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Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
…..– never seen from the UK
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