The Furnace
Fornax
Genitive: Fornacis · abbreviation For
Best evening month
December
Visible from
90°S to 62°N
Centre RA
2h 42m 00s
Centre Dec
−28° 00′
In your sky
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Mythology & origin
Originally 'Fornax Chemica', the chemical furnace — a tribute to Antoine Lavoisier's era of chemistry. Home of the Hubble Ultra-Deep Field.
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille · 1756
Brightest stars
- mag 3.80
Dalim
α Fornacis · HIP 14879
- mag 4.45
β Fornacis
HIP 13147
- mag 4.68
ν Fornacis
HIP 9677
- mag 4.96
ω Fornacis
HIP 11918
- mag 4.99
δ Fornacis
HIP 17304
