Stars in Fornax
The brightest star in Fornax is Dalim, at apparent magnitude 3.80 and 46 ly from Earth, one of 25 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 2 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dalim | 3.80 | 46.4 ly | F8V | ~6,200 K |
| 2 | Beta For | 4.45 | 173 ly | G8III | ~4,789 K |
| 3 | HD 16417 | 5.78 | 82.8 ly | G1 V | 5,841 K |
| 4 | HR 858 | 6.38 | 104 ly | F6 V | 6,354 K |
| 5 | HD 20782 | 7.36 | 117 ly | G1.5 V | 5,782 K |
| 6 | HD 21411 | 7.88 | 95.0 ly | G8 V | 5,605 K |
| 7 | HD 13167 | 8.34 | 486 ly | G3 V | 5,671 K |
| 8 | HD 20781 | 8.48 | 117 ly | K0 V | 5,256 K |
| 9 | DMPP-2 | 8.57 | 450 ly | F5 V | 6,500 K |
| 10 | TOI-262 | 8.91 | 143 ly | K0 V | 5,310 K |
| 11 | HIP 10090 | 8.94 | 269 ly | K0 | 5,661 K |
| 12 | HD 15337 | 9.10 | 146 ly | K1 V | 5,131 K |
| 13 | HD 20868 | 9.92 | 156 ly | K3/4 IV | 4,802 K |
| 14 | Intan | 9.92 | 151 ly | K3/K4IV | ~4,656 K |
| 15 | TOI-2427 | 10.29 | 93.0 ly | K-type | 4,072 K |
| 16 | WASP-72 | 10.87 | 1,418 ly | F7 | 6,250 K |
| 17 | TOI-559 | 11.09 | 761 ly | G V | 5,925 K |
| 18 | TOI-4311 | 11.39 | 440 ly | K | 5,063 K |
| 19 | TOI-2421 | 11.42 | 1,070 ly | G-type | 5,607 K |
| 20 | TOI-5678 | 11.44 | 539 ly | G7 V | 5,485 K |
| 21 | TOI-2345 | 11.48 | 266 ly | K | 4,687 K |
| 22 | TIC 178172313 | 11.92 | 581 ly | G-type | 5,406 K |
| 23 | TOI-849 | 11.98 | 736 ly | G | 5,257 K |
| 24 | UZ For | 16.78 | 781 ly | G-type | 5,287 K |
| 25 | 2MASS J02192210-3925225 | – | 131 ly | M6 | 3,064 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Fornax?
The brightest star in Fornax is Dalim, at apparent magnitude 3.80 and 46 ly from Earth, one of 25 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 2 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Fornax?
The nearest of them is Dalim, 46 ly away.