What is Alpha Fornacis?
'''Alpha Fornacis''' designated '''α Fornacis''', '''Alpha For''', '''α For''' is a [[binary star]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Söderhjelm|first=Staffan|date=1999-01-01|title=Visual binary orbits and masses POST HIPPARCOS|url=https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1999A&A...341..121S|journal=Astronomy and Astrophysics|volume=341|pages=121–140|bibcode=1999A&A...341..121S |issn=0004-6361}}</ref> system on the southern [[constellation]] of [[Fornax]]. It is the brightest [[star]] in the constellation and only one brighter star than of magnitude 4.0. Based on [[Parallax|parallax measurements]] collected during the [[Hipparcos]] mission, it is about 46 [[Light year|light years]] away from the [[Sun]]. [[File:Fornax_constellation_map.png|thumb|[[Fornax]] constellation, Alpha Fornacis in the 1st dot of the line in the middle left.]] [[File:Alpha_Fornacis.jpg|thumb|Alpha Fornacis as viewed from a [[telescope]].]] The Alpha Fornacis star system has two components, they are designated Alpha Fornacis A, (officially named Dalim)<ref>{{Cite web|title=International Astronomical Union {{!}} IAU|url=https://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming_stars/|access-date=2022-05-22|website=www.iau.org}}</ref> and Alpha Fornacis B'''.''' == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Binary stars]]