Chi Fornacis

The Bayer designation Chi Fornacis (Chi For / χ Fornacis / χ For) can refer to three different unrelated stars in the constellation Fornax:

• χ¹ Fornacis, (HD 21423), a young variable A-type main-sequence star
• χ² Fornacis, (HD 21574), a suspected variable K-type giant
• χ³ Fornacis, (HD 21635), a binary star.

Location of χ Fornacis (circled)

The lenticular galaxy NGC 1380 lies 2 degrees east-northeast of Chi² Fornacis.^[1]

References

1. O'Meara, Stephen James (2013). Deep-Sky Companions: Southern Gems. Cambridge University Press. pp. 78–80. Bibcode:2013dcsg.book.....O. ISBN 9781107015012.