Yellow-white main-sequence star · Fornax

Dalim

Also known as: α Fornacis (α For), HIP 14879

mag 3.846 light-years

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Dalim (α Fornacis) is a yellow-white main-sequence star of magnitude 3.8 in Fornax, about 46 light-years away.

Dalim is in the constellation Fornax.
Best evenings: around late December it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from south of 51° N.

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EyesVisible from the suburbs on a clear night, but lost in bright city skies.
Binoculars (10×50)A sharp point; binoculars bring out its colour and the fainter stars around it.
Telescope (6–8 inch)Still a point of light at any magnification — stars are too far away to show a disc. Low in the sky, bright stars twinkle and flash colours.

Stars look the same in any instrument: brighter and sharper, but never bigger.

Proper name	Dalim
Designation	α Fornacis (α For)
Hipparcos number	HIP 14879
Type	Yellow-white main-sequence star
Spectral type	F8V
Colour	YellowB−V colour index 0.54
Magnitude	3.8The smaller the number, the brighter.
Distance	46 light-yearsThe light you see left it around 1980.
Proper motion	0.72″ per year across the sky
Constellation	Fornax
Right ascension (J2000)	03h 12m 04.5s
Declination (J2000)	−28° 59′ 15″