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Gamma1 Fornacis

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Magnitude
  
6.154

Constellation
  
Fornax

Gamma1 Fornacis

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Gamma1 Fornacis (γ1 For) is a star in the constellation Fornax. Its apparent magnitude is 6.15. It is a yellow giant that has swollen and brightened to around 80 times as luminous as the Sun.

γ1 Fornacis has three companions listed in the Washington Double Star Catalog. These are faint 11th - 13th magnitude stars at 11' - 56' distance from γ1. Gamma2 Fornacis is a 5th magnitude star four degrees to the south.

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Gamma1 Fornacis Wikipedia