Fornax Constellation | Constellations In The Southern Hemisphere
FORNAX CONSTELLATION – In this topic, we are going to know and learn about the southern constellation Fornax, the Furnace.
It is the constellation in the southern sky. It means “the furnace” in Latin. The constellation is made by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille.
Lacaille made the constellation after his trip to the Cape of Good Hope.
He originally named it Fornax Chemica, the chemical furnace, after a small fuel heater used for chemical experiments.
It is home to the Great Barred Spiral galaxy, Fornax A, the Fornax Dwarf, NGC 1399, NGC 1404, NGC 1360, NGC 1398, NGC 1427, NGC 1049, Caldwell 67, and UDFy-38135539, among others.
It is the 41st largest constellation in the night sky and occupies an area of about 398 square degrees. It lies in SQ1, the first quadrant of the southern hemisphere.
Fornax belongs to the Lacaille family, along with Antlia, Caelum, Circinus, Horologium, Mensa, Microscopium, Norma, Octans, Pictor, Reticulum, Sculptor, and Telescopium.
Stars
Among the stars include:
- Beta Fornacis
- Dalim | Alpha Fornacis
- Diya
- Lambda-2 Fornacis | λ2 Fornacis
- HD 20781
- HD 20782
- HIP 13044
- Intan
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