# List of stars in Fornax

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Fornax, sorted by decreasing brightness.
| Name | B | Var | HD | HIP | RA | Dec | vis. mag. | abs. mag. | Dist. (ly) | Sp. class | Notes |
| α For | α | | 20010 | 14879 | 03$^h$ 12$^m$ 04.28$^s$ | −28° 59′ 20.8″ | 3.85 | 3.05 | 46 | F8V | 12 Eri, Dalim, Fornacis; binary star; component B is a suspected variable, V$_{max}$ = 6$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 8$^m$ |
| β For | β | | 17652 | 13147 | 02$^h$ 49$^m$ 05.36$^s$ | −32° 24′ 22.6″ | 4.45 | 0.88 | 169 | G8III | double star |
| ν For | ν | | 12767 | 9677 | 02$^h$ 04$^m$ 29.43$^s$ | −29° 17′ 48.6″ | 4.68 | −0.54 | 361 | B9.5p (Si) | α$^2$ CVn variable, V$_{max}$ = 4.68$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 4.73$^m$, P = 1.89 d |
| ω For | ω | | 16046 | 11918 | 02$^h$ 33$^m$ 50.71$^s$ | −28° 13′ 56.4″ | 4.96 | −0.76 | 453 | B9V | double star |
| δ For | δ | | 23227 | 17304 | 03$^h$ 42$^m$ 14.90$^s$ | −31° 56′ 18.2″ | 4.99 | −1.77 | 733 | B5III | |
| φ For | φ | | 15427 | 11477 | 02$^h$ 28$^m$ 01.69$^s$ | −33° 48′ 39.8″ | 5.13 | 1.78 | 153 | A2/A3V | |
| κ For | κ | | 14802 | 11072 | 02$^h$ 22$^m$ 32.42$^s$ | −23° 48′ 58.7″ | 5.19 | 3.48 | 71 | G2V | spectroscopic binary |
| μ For | μ | | 13709 | 10320 | 02$^h$ 12$^m$ 54.46$^s$ | −30° 43′ 25.8″ | 5.27 | 0.23 | 332 | A0V | |
| π For | π | | 12438 | 9440 | 02$^h$ 01$^m$ 14.80$^s$ | −30° 00′ 05.6″ | 5.34 | 0.68 | 278 | G8III | |
| γ$^2$ For | γ$^2$ | | 17729 | 13202 | 02$^h$ 49$^m$ 54.15$^s$ | −27° 56′ 31.3″ | 5.39 | −0.76 | 554 | A1V | |
| η$^3$ For | η$^3$ | | 17829 | 13265 | 02$^h$ 50$^m$ 40.40$^s$ | −35° 40′ 32.6″ | 5.48 | −0.58 | 531 | K2III | |
| ρ For | ρ | | 23940 | 17738 | 03$^h$ 47$^m$ 56.02$^s$ | −30° 10′ 02.4″ | 5.52 | 0.83 | 282 | G6III | suspected variable, V$_{max}$ = 5.45$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 5.55$^m$ |
| AI For | | AI | 20729 | 15479 | 03$^h$ 19$^m$ 34.90$^s$ | −24° 07′ 22.2″ | 5.63 | −2.15 | 1173 | M1III | semiregular variable |
| ζ For | ζ | | 18692 | 13942 | 02$^h$ 59$^m$ 36.07$^s$ | −25° 16′ 27.6″ | 5.69 | 3.14 | 105 | F3V | binary star |
| χ$^2$ For | χ$^2$ | | 21574 | 16112 | 03$^h$ 27$^m$ 33.37$^s$ | −35° 40′ 52.8″ | 5.71 | −0.06 | 464 | K2III | suspected variable |
| ι$^1$ For | ι$^1$ | | 16307 | 12122 | 02$^h$ 36$^m$ 09.28$^s$ | −30° 02′ 41.9″ | 5.74 | −0.76 | 649 | G8/K0III | |
| λ$^2$ For | λ$^2$ | | 16417 | 12186 | 02$^h$ 36$^m$ 58.62$^s$ | −34° 34′ 38.4″ | 5.78 | 3.74 | 83 | G1V | has a planet (b) |
| ι$^2$ For | ι$^2$ | | 16538 | 12288 | 02$^h$ 38$^m$ 18.60$^s$ | −30° 11′ 38.0″ | 5.84 | 3.08 | 116 | F5V | |
| ε For | ε | | 18907 | 14086 | 03$^h$ 01$^m$ 37.45$^s$ | −28° 05′ 25.7″ | 5.88 | 3.47 | 99 | G8/K0V | |
| λ$^1$ For | λ$^1$ | | 15975 | 11867 | 02$^h$ 33$^m$ 07.04$^s$ | −34° 38′ 59.7″ | 5.91 | 0.58 | 380 | K0/K1III | |
| σ For | σ | | 23738 | 17618 | 03$^h$ 46$^m$ 27.42$^s$ | −29° 20′ 17.4″ | 5.91 | 0.89 | 329 | A2V | |
| η$^2$ For | η$^2$ | | 17793 | 13225 | 02$^h$ 50$^m$ 14.75$^s$ | −35° 50′ 37.3″ | 5.92 | −0.01 | 500 | K0III | double star |
| ψ For | ψ | | 18149 | 13473 | 02$^h$ 53$^m$ 34.35$^s$ | −38° 26′ 13.5″ | 5.93 | 2.06 | 194 | F5V | |
| HD 20606 | | | 20606 | 15357 | 03$^h$ 18$^m$ 02.49$^s$ | −28° 47′ 49.3″ | 5.93 | 1.97 | 202 | F3V+... | |
| HD 21430 | | | 21430 | 16029 | 03$^h$ 26$^m$ 22.52$^s$ | −27° 19′ 03.4″ | 5.93 | 0.31 | 434 | K0III | |
| HD 16975 | | | 16975 | 12608 | 02$^h$ 42$^m$ 06.59$^s$ | −38° 23′ 01.4″ | 5.99 | 0.66 | 380 | G8III | |
| τ For | τ | | 22789 | 17007 | 03$^h$ 38$^m$ 47.66$^s$ | −27° 56′ 35.2″ | 6.01 | 0.47 | 417 | A0V | |
| HD 11643 | | | 11643 | 8820 | 01$^h$ 53$^m$ 23.08$^s$ | −38° 35′ 40.9″ | 6.09 | 0.77 | 378 | K1/K2III | |
| HD 15471 | | | 15471 | 11524 | 02$^h$ 28$^m$ 35.46$^s$ | −31° 06′ 08.6″ | 6.11 | 0.83 | 370 | K2IIICN... | |
| γ$^1$ For | γ$^1$ | | 17713 | 13197 | 02$^h$ 49$^m$ 50.99$^s$ | −24° 33′ 36.0″ | 6.14 | 0.91 | 363 | K0III | multiple star |
| HD 18650 | | | 18650 | 13907 | 02$^h$ 59$^m$ 06.49$^s$ | −28° 54′ 25.5″ | 6.14 | 1.05 | 339 | K1III | |
| HD 20176 | | | 20176 | 15024 | 03$^h$ 13$^m$ 37.94$^s$ | −29° 48′ 14.8″ | 6.17 | 0.46 | 452 | K1IICN... | |
| HD 19545 | | | 19545 | 14551 | 03$^h$ 07$^m$ 50.80$^s$ | −27° 49′ 52.0″ | 6.18 | 2.38 | 188 | A3V | |
| HD 22262 | | | 22262 | 16628 | 03$^h$ 33$^m$ 56.81$^s$ | −31° 04′ 49.1″ | 6.20 | 3.06 | 138 | F5V | double star |
| HD 17168 | | | 17168 | 12786 | 02$^h$ 44$^m$ 20.52$^s$ | −32° 31′ 28.8″ | 6.21 | 1.06 | 349 | A1V | |
| HD 20293 | | | 20293 | 15125 | 03$^h$ 15$^m$ 00.28$^s$ | −26° 06′ 01.5″ | 6.25 | 0.12 | 548 | A1V | |
| HD 15889 | | | 15889 | 11802 | 02$^h$ 32$^m$ 14.72$^s$ | −36° 25′ 38.4″ | 6.28 | 0.73 | 421 | K0III | |
| HD 18466 | | | 18466 | 13768 | 02$^h$ 57$^m$ 12.91$^s$ | −29° 51′ 19.0″ | 6.29 | 0.49 | 471 | A2/A3V:+... | |
| HD 20144 | | | 20144 | 14972 | 03$^h$ 13$^m$ 01.49$^s$ | −35° 56′ 37.3″ | 6.29 | 0.45 | 479 | B9IV/V | suspected variable |
| HD 12596 | | | 12596 | 9562 | 02$^h$ 02$^m$ 51.76$^s$ | −23° 53′ 11.6″ | 6.30 | −1.04 | 959 | K2III | |
| HD 18735 | | | 18735 | 13947 | 02$^h$ 59$^m$ 38.30$^s$ | −32° 30′ 26.0″ | 6.32 | 0.81 | 413 | A0V | |
| HD 11050 | | | 11050 | 8369 | 01$^h$ 47$^m$ 47.77$^s$ | −37° 09′ 34.3″ | 6.33 | 0.17 | 557 | K0III | |
| HD 14412 | | | 14412 | 10798 | 02$^h$ 18$^m$ 58.65$^s$ | −25° 56′ 48.4″ | 6.33 | 5.81 | 41 | G8V | |
| HD 11183 | | | 11183 | 8480 | 01$^h$ 49$^m$ 19.36$^s$ | −31° 04′ 20.7″ | 6.35 | 0.68 | 444 | K2/K3III | suspected variable |
| HD 20980 | | | 20980 | 15700 | 03$^h$ 22$^m$ 16.28$^s$ | −25° 35′ 16.1″ | 6.36 | 0.66 | 450 | A1V | |
| HD 11262 | | | 11262 | 8514 | 01$^h$ 49$^m$ 48.86$^s$ | −38° 24′ 12.5″ | 6.37 | 4.20 | 88 | F6V | double star |
| HD 12135 | | | 12135 | 9207 | 01$^h$ 58$^m$ 26.68$^s$ | −33° 04′ 00.3″ | 6.37 | 1.24 | 346 | K0III | double star |
| HD 10863 | | | 10863 | 8233 | 01$^h$ 46$^m$ 00.99$^s$ | −27° 20′ 55.4″ | 6.38 | 3.20 | 141 | F2V | |
| HD 17926 | | | 17926 | 13363 | 02$^h$ 51$^m$ 56.16$^s$ | −30° 48′ 53.2″ | 6.38 | 3.85 | 105 | F6V | has three planets (b, c and d) |
| HD 21997 | | | 21997 | 16449 | 03$^h$ 31$^m$ 53.61$^s$ | −25° 36′ 50.8″ | 6.38 | 2.04 | 241 | A3IV/V | |
| χ$^1$ For | χ$^1$ | | 21423 | 15987 | 03$^h$ 25$^m$ 55.82$^s$ | −35° 55′ 15.1″ | 6.39 | 1.39 | 326 | A1IV | variable |
| HD 22322 | | | 22322 | 16672 | 03$^h$ 34$^m$ 33.58$^s$ | −31° 52′ 29.3″ | 6.39 | −1.75 | 1381 | K3III | double star; suspected variable |
| HD 12563 | | | 12563 | 9521 | 02$^h$ 02$^m$ 28.27$^s$ | −29° 39′ 56.4″ | 6.40 | 0.69 | 452 | A3III | |
| HD 20853 | | | 20853 | 15585 | 03$^h$ 20$^m$ 45.18$^s$ | −26° 36′ 23.6″ | 6.40 | 2.97 | 158 | F7V | |
| HD 18546 | | | 18546 | 13789 | 02$^h$ 57$^m$ 32.63$^s$ | −38° 11′ 27.4″ | 6.41 | 1.18 | 362 | A0Vn | |
| HD 14988 | | | 14988 | 11212 | 02$^h$ 24$^m$ 20.10$^s$ | −25° 50′ 51.0″ | 6.45 | 0.37 | 536 | K3III | |
| HD 14890 | | | 14890 | 11121 | 02$^h$ 23$^m$ 06.60$^s$ | −37° 34′ 33.8″ | 6.47 | −1.31 | 1173 | K2III | variable star, ΔV = 0.011$^m$, P = 4.12950 d |
| HD 13305 | | | 13305 | 10069 | 02$^h$ 09$^m$ 34.82$^s$ | −24° 20′ 44.5″ | 6.48 | 2.51 | 203 | F0IV/V | |
| HD 16589 | | | 16589 | 12300 | 02$^h$ 38$^m$ 24.75$^s$ | −37° 59′ 25.4″ | 6.48 | 2.84 | 174 | F6V | spectroscopic binary |
| HD 22333 | | | 22333 | 16697 | 03$^h$ 34$^m$ 52.37$^s$ | −25° 34′ 58.5″ | 6.48 | 0.16 | 599 | K0III | |
| χ$^3$ For | χ$^3$ | | 21635 | 16156 | 03$^h$ 28$^m$ 11.50$^s$ | −35° 51′ 12.3″ | 6.49 | 1.26 | 362 | A1V | double star |
| TY For | | TY | 15634 | 11644 | 02$^h$ 30$^m$ 13.67$^s$ | −25° 11′ 11.5″ | 6.50 | 1.36 | 347 | A9V:n | δ Sct variable; V$_{max}$ = 6.49$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 6.51$^m$, P = 0.05 d |
| η$^1$ For | η$^1$ | | 17528 | 13040 | 02$^h$ 47$^m$ 33.78$^s$ | −35° 33′ 01.9″ | 6.51 | 0.12 | 619 | K0/K1III | |
| TZ For | | TZ | 20301 | 15092 | 03$^h$ 14$^m$ 40.09$^s$ | −35° 33′ 27.6″ | 6.89 | | 567 | F7III+G8III | Algol variable; V$_{max}$ = 6.84$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 7.05$^m$, P = 75.6675 d |
| HD 20782 | | | 20782 | 15527 | 03$^h$ 20$^m$ 03.58$^s$ | −28° 51′ 14.7″ | 7.38 | 4.60 | 117 | G3V | has a planet (b) |
| R For | | R | | 11582 | 02$^h$ 29$^m$ 15.31$^s$ | −26° 05′ 55.7″ | 7.50 | | 2250 | C... | Mira variable; V$_{max}$ = 7.5$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 13.0$^m$, P = 386 d |
| UX For | | UX | 17084 | 12716 | 02$^h$ 43$^m$ 35.57$^s$ | −37° 55′ 42.5″ | 8.10 | | 132.6 | G6V+... | RS CVn variable; V$_{max}$ = 7.97$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 8.11$^m$, P = 0.956 d |
| HD 20707 | | | 20707 | 15432 | 03$^h$ 18$^m$ 52.95$^s$ | −36° 07′ 37.54″ | 8.18 | 3.06 | 344 | F3V | |
| HD 13167 | | | 13167 | 12716 | 02$^h$ 08$^m$ 13.8$^s$ | −24° 41′ 43″ | 8.34 | | 488 | G3V | has a planet (b) |
| HD 20781 | | | 20781 | 15526 | 03$^h$ 20$^m$ 03$^s$ | −28° 47′ 02″ | 8.44 | | 115 | G9.5V | has four planets (b & c & d & e) |
| HD 11231 | | | 11231 | 8501 | 01$^h$ 49$^m$ 38.0$^s$ | −34° 27′ 33″ | 8.6 | | 437 | F5V | has a planet (b) |
| HD 20706 | | | 20706 | | 03$^h$ 19$^m$ 20.52$^s$ | −24° 48′ 09.52″ | 8.61 | -0.79 | 2480 | K4III | |
| AK For | | AK | 21703 | 16247 | 03$^h$ 29$^m$ 23$^s$ | −24° 06′ 04″ | 9.14 | | 101.6 | K3V | low-mass eclipsing and spectroscopic binary; V$_{max}$ = 9.14$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 9.55$^m$, P = 3.9809913 d |
| WASP-72 | | | | | 02$^h$ 44$^m$ 9.6$^s$ | −30° 10′ 09″ | 9.6 | | | F7 | Diya; has a planet (b) |
| HD 20868 | | | 20868 | 15578 | 03$^h$ 20$^m$ 42.69$^s$ | −33° 43′ 48.4″ | 9.92 | 6.47 | 159 | K3/4IV | Intan; has a planet (b) |
| HIP 13044 | | | | 13044 | 02$^h$ 47$^m$ 37$^s$ | −36° 06′ 27″ | 9.94 | | 2286 | F2 | thought to have a planet (b), later disproven |
| UZ For | | UZ | | | 03$^h$ 35$^m$ 28.64$^s$ | −25° 44′ 21.8″ | 18.2 | | | M4.5 | AM Her variable and eclipsing binary; V$_{max}$ = 17.0$^m$, V$_{min}$ = 20.9$^m$, P = 0.0878654325 d |
| LP 944-20 | | | | | 03$^h$ 39$^m$ 35.22$^s$ | −35° 25′ 44.09″ | 18.69 | | 20.9 | M9 | brown dwarf |
| UDF 2457 | | | | | 03$^h$ 32$^m$ 38.79$^s$ | −27° 48′ 10.0″ | 25 | | 59000 | MV | one of the most distant stars known in the Milky Way |
| Table legend:  • Name = Proper name  • B = Bayer designation  • F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation  • Var = Variable star designation  • HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number  • HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number  • RA = Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0  • Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0  • vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or m$_v$), also known as apparent magnitude  • abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (M$_v$)  • Dist. (ly) = Distance in light-years from Earth  • Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system  • Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.] ||||||||||||