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Fornax () is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere, partly ringed by the celestial river Eridanus. Its name is Latin for furnace. It was named by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1756. Fornax is one of the 88 modern constellations.
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Fornax is a constellation visible in the southern sky, whose name means "furnace" in Latin and was designated by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1756. It is one of the 88 officially recognized constellations in modern astronomy.
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Key facts
- Constellation.name
- Fornax
- Constellation.abbreviation
- For
- Constellation.genitive
- Fornacis
- Constellation.pronounce
- , genitive
- Constellation.symbolism
- the brazier
- Constellation.family
- La Caille
- Constellation.quadrant
- SQ1
- Constellation.areatotal
- 398
- Constellation.arearank
- 41st
- Constellation.numbermainstars
- 2
- Constellation.numberbfstars
- 27
- Constellation.numberbrightstars
- 0
- Constellation.numbernearbystars
- 2
- Constellation.brighteststarname
- α For
- Constellation.starmagnitude
- 3.80
- Constellation.neareststarname
- LP 944-20
- Constellation.stardistancely
- 20.96
- Constellation.stardistancepc
- 6.43
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- constellation
- Named after
- brazier
- Official name
- Fornax
- Area
- 397.5
- Shares border with
- Eridanus
- Image
- Constellation Fornax.jpg
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- discoverer or inventor
- Nicolas Louis de Lacaille
- time of discovery or invention
- 1756-00-00
- Commons category
- Fornax (constellation)
- topic's main category
- Category:Fornax
- Commons gallery
- Fornax
- described by source
- Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
- short name
- For
- topic has template
- Template:Stars of Fornax
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