Alpha Fornacis A
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Temperature: 6240 K
Alpha Fornacis A is a coolish class F subgiant in the Fornacis system. It is the brighter and larger of the two components of the binary system and thus the primary.
As a subgiant, Fornacis A is coming close to ceasing hydrogen fusion in its core if it has not done so already. Lower mass Fornacis B still has a long way to go.
The two stars orbit each other with a 269 year period at an average distance of 56 Astronomical Units. The elliptical orbit takes them from a maximum of 97 AU apart to a minimum of 15.
