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Alpha Fornacis (HR 963) | ||||
subject | fact |
Alpha Fornacis | has declination -28 59 14 | |
has right ascension 03 12 04.2 | ||
has spectral type F8V | ||
has V magnitude 3.87 | ||
is a part of Fornax | ||
has synonym HR 963 | ||
has B-V magnitude 0.52 | ||
is an instance of F star | ||
is an instance of dwarf | ||
is an instance of naked eye star | ||
dwarf | has symbol d | |
has luminosity class V | ||
F star | has color yellow-white | |
has surface temperature 6000 to 7500 K | ||
naked eye star | has been observed for many centuries | |
is usually part of asterism | ||
is a part of celestial sphere | ||
is a part of Milky Way | ||
has apparent magnitude brighter than 5 | ||
star | has star surface temperature | |
has B magnitude | ||
has U magnitude | ||
has position on celestial sphere from the point of view of Earth | ||
has parallax from the point of view of Earth's orbit | ||
has proper motion | ||
has radiation at surface which is diffused out from the hotter core | ||
has energy source gravitational contraction and or fusion | ||
has energy production which takes place primarily within the core | ||
has surface density which depends on luminosity class | ||
has absolute magnitude | ||
has age | ||
has catalog star catalog | ||
has material hydrogen, helium | ||
has velocity determined from proper motion and radial velocity | ||
has mass greater than 0.08 the sun's mass | ||
celestial body | has spectra | |
physical object | has location or center of gravity | |
has angular momentum | ||
has momentum | ||
has temperature | ||
has volume | ||
has extent |
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