Fornax

Overview

Fornax (Fornacis) — The Furnace is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.

Highlights

• ★The Fornax galaxy cluster
• ★The Hubble Ultra-Deep Field lies here

Notable stars

12 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.

• Dalimmag 3.8
• Beta Fornacismag 4.45
• Nu Fornacismag 4.68
• Omega Fornacismag 4.96
• Delta Fornacismag 4.99
• Phi Fornacismag 5.13
• Kappa Fornacismag 5.19
• Mu Fornacismag 5.27
• Pi Fornacismag 5.34
• HR 845mag 5.39
• HR 851mag 5.48
• Intanmag 9.92

Deep-sky objects

• Fornax A
• NGC 1360
• NGC 1399
• NGC 1398
• NGC 1097
• NGC 1380
• Fornax B
• Fornax Dwarf Cluster 3

Neighbouring constellations

Knowledge connections

• Constellation ofDalim
• Constellation ofBeta Fornacis
• Constellation ofNu Fornacis
• Constellation ofOmega Fornacis
• Constellation ofDelta Fornacis
• Constellation ofPhi Fornacis
• Constellation ofKappa Fornacis
• Constellation ofMu Fornacis
• Constellation ofPi Fornacis
• Constellation ofHR 845
• Constellation ofHR 851
• Constellation ofIntan
• Contains objectFornax A
• Contains objectNGC 1360
• Contains objectNGC 1399
• Contains objectNGC 1398
• Contains objectNGC 1097
• Contains objectNGC 1380
• Contains objectFornax B
• Contains objectFornax Dwarf Cluster 3
• Neighbour ofCetus
• Belongs to familyLa Caille Family

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

• IAUInternational Astronomical Union

  Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.