Star in Fornax

Dalim

α For HR 963 HIP 14879 magnitude 3.86

The name was introduced for the star by Piazzi (1814) originating from the Indigenous Arabian asterism ظَلِيم al-ẓalīm, The Ostrich, seen in various stars (e.g. Fomalhaut, theta Eridani)

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 963

HIP

14879

Bayer ID

α For

Visual magnitude

3.86

Right ascension (J2000)

48.0189°

Declination (J2000)

-28.9876°

IAU adoption

2017/09/05

Name origin

The name was introduced for the star by Piazzi (1814) originating from the Indigenous Arabian asterism ظَلِيم al-ẓalīm, The Ostrich, seen in various stars (e.g. Fomalhaut, theta Eridani)

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