Nu Fornacis

Nu Fornacis

Observation data Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation	Fornax
Right ascension	02^h 04^m 29.43861^s [1]
Declination	−29° 17′ 48.5477″ [1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	4.69 [2]
Characteristics
Spectral type	B9.5IIIspSi [3]
U−B color index	-0.51 [2]
B−V color index	-0.17 [2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	+18.50[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: +12.79[5] mas/yr Dec.: +8.48[5] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	8.79 ± 0.26[1] mas
Distance	370 ± 10 ly (114 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	-0.59 [6]
Details
Radius	2.70 [7] R☉
Other designations
FK5 1055, GC 2506, HIP 9677, HR 612, HD 12767, SAO 167532 [5]
Database references
SIMBAD	data

Nu Fornacis (ν For) is a class B9.5III^[3] (blue giant) star in the constellation Fornax. Its apparent magnitude is 4.69^[2] and it is approximately 371 light years away based on parallax.^[1]

References

1. van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. Vizier catalog entry
2. Ducati, J. R. (2002). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system". CDS/ADC Collection of Electronic Catalogues. 2237: 0. Bibcode:2002yCat.2237....0D.
3. Abt, Helmut A.; Morrell, Nidia I. (July 1995), "The relation between Rotational Velocities and Spectral Peculiarities among A-type stars", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 99: 135–172, Bibcode:1995ApJS...99..135A, doi:10.1086/192182
4. Wilson, R. E. (1953), General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities", Carnegie Institution of Washington, Bibcode:1953GCRV..C......0W, LCCN 54001336
5. "HD 12767". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
6. Absolute magnitude calculated as $M = m + 5 (1 + \log_{10}{p})\!\,$, where $M$ is the star's absolute magnitude, $m$ is the star's apparent magnitude, and $p$ is the star's measured parallax in arcseconds.
7. Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E.; Pastori, L.; Covino, S.; Pozzi, A. (February 2001), "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS) - Third edition", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 367: 521–524, arXiv:astro-ph/0012289, Bibcode:2001A&A...367..521P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451 Vizier catalog entry