Eta2 Fornacis
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Right ascension | 02h 50m 14.7837s |
| Declination | −35° 50′ 37.023″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.47 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | red giant branch |
| Spectral type | K0III |
| B−V color index | 0.9 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 17.30±0.76 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +51.003 mas/yr Dec.: +18.217 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 7.6745±0.1512 mas |
| Distance | 425 ± 8 ly (130 ± 3 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 2.9 M☉ |
| Radius | 9.4 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 72 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.76 cgs |
| Temperature | 5,061 K |
| Age | 414 Myr |
| Other designations | |
| η2 For, CD−36°1067, HD 17793, HIP 13225, HR 851, SAO 193940 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Eta2 Fornacis (η2 Fornacis) is an orange giant in the constellation of Fornax. The star has a spectral type of K0III and an apparent magnitude of 6.02. The star is visually close to, but unrelated with the similar stars η1 Fornacis and η3 Fornacis. The star is located at approximately 425 light years away, and forms a visual binary system with a 10th magnitude companion.