Alpha Fornacis Comparison Table

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Alpha Fornacis comparison table

Subject has right ascension has declination has spectral type is part of has surface temperature is an instance of has V magnitude has color has been observ has symbol has B-V magnitude is usually part of is a kind of has apparent magnitude has synonym has definition has luminosity class

dwarf greater than 1000 Kelvin d star main sequence star Star with mass equal to or less than that of the sun. More generally, any star on or below the main sequence in the Hertzprung-Russell diagram. V

F star O, B, A, and early F 6000 to 7500 K yellow-white early star Star of spectral type F in which lines of hydrogen and Ca II are of about equal strength. Metal lines also become noticeable.

naked eye star Milky Way greater than 1000 Kelvin for many centuries asterism naked eye object brighter than 5 A star visible without visual aids

Alpha Fornacis 03 12 04.2 -28 59 14 F8V Milky Way 6000 to 7500 K naked eye star 3.87 yellow-white for many centuries d 0.52 asterism brighter than 5 HR 963 V

Subject	has right ascension	has declination	has spectral type	is part of	has surface temperature	is an instance of	has V magnitude	has color	has been observ	has symbol	has B-V magnitude	is usually part of	is a kind of	has apparent magnitude	has synonym	has definition	has luminosity class
dwarf					greater than 1000 Kelvin					d			star		main sequence star	Star with mass equal to or less than that of the sun. More generally, any star on or below the main sequence in the Hertzprung-Russell diagram.	V
F star			O, B, A, and early F		6000 to 7500 K			yellow-white					early star			Star of spectral type F in which lines of hydrogen and Ca II are of about equal strength. Metal lines also become noticeable.
naked eye star				Milky Way	greater than 1000 Kelvin				for many centuries			asterism	naked eye object	brighter than 5		A star visible without visual aids
Alpha Fornacis	03 12 04.2	-28 59 14	F8V	Milky Way	6000 to 7500 K	naked eye star	3.87	yellow-white	for many centuries	d	0.52	asterism		brighter than 5	HR 963		V

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